Claws of Clever Cats – A Poetic Purrsuit

Our Norwegian forest cats (Nov. 2021)

Sharpen your sentences like the claws of clever cats
Kind of killing inner critics from the category rats
Climbing countless trees, despite the rain in gallons
Becoming by beats of counting clocks fabulous feline felons
And at times the hunt hops in thy talons!

Jan H. Hellberg (19.3.2024)

Inspired again by cats, I decided to post this time a real photo of our beloved feline fellows. No photoshop, nothing they are really that photogenic.

And as before in this poem about the Whiskered Versifier I like the image of the poet, like a cat waiting for the right moment and it’s prey. And little hidden extra, 4 lines of this poem here have 9 words. Enough symbolism for this one.

It’s Quadrille Monday over at dVerse, and De Jackson is hosting. We’re playing with 44 words around „sharp“ ideas and inspirations. Come and join or read the results.

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21 Antworten to “Claws of Clever Cats – A Poetic Purrsuit”

  1. “Becoming by beats of counting clocks fabulous feline felons”

    So fun! And 😍 they are gorgeous!

    Avatar von Melissa Lemay Melissa Lemay said this on 19. März 2024 um 02:52 | Antworten

  2. I love the comparison of the cats to a poet choosing words.

    Avatar von rothpoetry rothpoetry said this on 19. März 2024 um 04:13 | Antworten

  3. As a fellow cat lover, your poem appealed to me, Jan, and I especially love the opening line!

    Avatar von kim881 kim881 said this on 19. März 2024 um 10:36 | Antworten

  4. Wow, such incredible word choices and syntax here. Love it.

    Avatar von whimsygizmo whimsygizmo said this on 19. März 2024 um 18:28 | Antworten

  5. A great rhyming quadrille!!

    Avatar von Helen Helen said this on 19. März 2024 um 19:14 | Antworten

  6. Oh we forget that they are truly carnivorian and not cuddly little kittens.

    Avatar von Björn Rudberg (brudberg) Björn Rudberg (brudberg) said this on 19. März 2024 um 21:42 | Antworten

  7. fabulous feline felons

    Excellent, Jan! I love this!

    ~David

    Avatar von ben Alexander ben Alexander said this on 20. März 2024 um 15:35 | Antworten

  8. Excellent!

    Avatar von shaun tenzenmen tenzenmen said this on 22. März 2024 um 06:24 | Antworten

  9. I love this, nicely rhymed and clever telling.

    Avatar von pvcann pvcann said this on 25. März 2024 um 16:29 | Antworten

  10. wonderful poem and what stunning cats! I enjoyed reading this one.

    Avatar von pandamoniumcat pandamoniumcat said this on 6. April 2024 um 11:56 | Antworten

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