Shhhhh! - A Cat Poem
by Elizabeth Davies
(Fareham Hampshire)
Please put the shade up
Shhhhh!
All is still and dark around the house.
The witching hour has chimed and whirred.
My eyes, large and black have grown.
Not ear has flicked. Nor whisker stirred!
Each hole and corner do I seek
all senses honed. My nose a twitch
to every sound. To every creak.
Secretly. Invisibly. Black as pitch.
My patience brings reward in time.
Paws and claws are poised to pounce.
At last, with stir of air the sign,
from gap in wainscot creeps the mouse!
Lizzie Davies@ copyright
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