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Cat Album
by Lonnie Hicks → (All Poetry by Lonnie Hicks)
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Cat Albums

         

I have an album collection 
of moments 
stray and deliberate; 

each dependent 
upon time and circumstance; 
friends, years attached and bright shiny faces. 

There too 
are written 
words, 
paper clipped 
in decade stacks, 
categorized 
and organized, 

they lie 
on my mind's desk-- 
like cats 
lounging 
languidly. 

I stroke them-- 
old friends familiar; 
lapping them up like kitten's milk-- 

others move arthritically 
yet close 
preening softly. 

My album cat ecology 
is witness 

all together 
and separately; 
some mute-- 
some paper purring memories. 

My hands stroke all of them 
in these photos 
fresh and graying
eliciting from me
sighs
coming to me from down the years.
I think of them all
as cats purring.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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 Reviews of "Cat Album"
Reviewed by Patrick Granfors
Reviewed on July 2, 2011
I'm with John here on this one. Just masterful. Patrick

Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on June 30, 2011
Thank you for sharing this meaningful metaphorical offering, Lonnie. Love and peace to you,

Regis

Reviewed by Annabel Sheila
Reviewed on June 30, 2011
Wow! This is awesome, Lonnie!!! Absolutely enchanting writing...beautifully crafted phrases! Bravo!!!

Anna

Reviewed by John Flanagan
Reviewed on June 29, 2011
This is gorgeous writing, not a waste word or phrase
and ever so superior expression, and for a cat lover
like me, a gem.
I notice, Lonnie, you don't rate your poetry..may i ask
if that's deliberate? This and the others deserve a much
wider readership.
In admiration,

John


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