This Cat

I came across the poem “This Cat” by Karen D. Mitchell on my online travels, and it touched me deeply. Karen is the publisher of the blogNeko Scribe, where she and her tortoiseshell cat Calpyso the Watch Cat sharenews and views related to animal welfare in their hometown of Indianapolis, Indiana, as well as across the nation and the world.

I’m republishing the poem with Karen’s permission.

“This Cat”

is

steel woven in wool,

black wands flickering

in two full moons.

“This Cat”

has

claws that tap bars

an...