We have moved, and I thought escaped wild stalking cats. They had decimated our beloved wildlife in FL. So, what do I find stalking on our newly installed motion night cams the very first night in the new GA home? Cats, yet again! I love all wildlife and that is why I used traps supplied by the city, to humanely remove the overpopulation of cats in our old neighborhood. The nightmare has already begun afresh...
Feral Felines
Gone away gone away
One dark feral cat
In a cage by a van
With a man in a hat
The clowder dwindled
With a cage newly set
Cat food to entice
Another we did get
Three cats in a row
To good to be true
A possum is trapped
Time to begin anew
The very next night
A sky full of stars
More food disappears
But empty cage bars
Our luck did return
A large tabby cat
Slinks through the bushes
We win the combat
The weekend is here
Short cage break to take
From crafty feline
For sanity's sake
Back on the hunt
Our hopes were high
Nocturnal possum
We said a good bye
Elusive and sly
Spraying our house
Repugnant prowlers
I discuss with my spouse
Deceived once more
They've sprung the trap
Nine-lives too many
Tired of their crap
Devious critters
They stalk and sneak
Thieves of nature
Those mild and meek
Five feral feline
One more caught this night
An enemy conquered
By mornings first light
One squirrel two squirrel
Return to our land
Burying nuts
Precious contraband
Where have they all been
Now the rabbits are back
Avoiding viscous cats
Attack after attack
Birds chirp and build nests
Our trees begin to fill
Renewed safe haven
No cats will climb and kill
Treasured sanctuary
Behold a fresh sight
From window to slider
Dig hop and take flight
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Five Year Poem Plan - Part 1
PoetryI am going to attempt to write a poem a week for five years! It is a personal resolution that I am making public in order to hold myself accountable.
