2013 Dragon2th Renga-December

remember for me only dark meat,
gravy for that other cat
whatever for the dog
12-1-13 RD

every feast leaves remains
remains are for sharing...
we could just eat the feast...yes?
12-1-13 SM2

dogs would clean
those plates for you
save you some time
12-2-13 RD

spotlessly clean
every crumb vanquished
veggies left for cats
12-3-13 SM2

it will not escape me
broken zip tie
under the desk
12-3-13 RD

noble inanimate adversary
your voiceless tauntings
will not impede my victory
12-4-13 SM2

again I pour
the cat toys
out of the water bowl
12-4-13 RD

canine shadow seen
peeking around corner
audible snickering
12-4-13 SM2

cat fell off the sink-
no laughing
or you will pay later
12-5-13 RD

all demands and requests
for relinquishing -cat card-
intentionally ignored
12-5-13 SM2

fell off the couch
with a leaf of catnip-
no pictures, please!
12-6-13 RD

you're own equilibrium
is often compromised
on weekends mostly
12-6-13 SM2

one last leaf
from the catnip plant
withering in the cold
12-7-13 RD

best left for very last
what visions dance
before cat eyes?  
12-7-13 SM2

after catnip-
everyone stand clear
claws could happen
12-7-13 RD

what i see. your senses ignore
wired beyond the normal twitch
put down the remote and walk away
12-7-13 SM2

it's cold outside
but I want
out and back in
12-10-13 RD

actions vague, no logic seen
are cats in fact OCD?
greater mysteries pursued
12-10-13 SM2

every hour on the hour
the milk jug lid piece
must be drowned
12-10-13 RD

subtle hints...
indirect communication
we need more cats
12-11-13 SM2


like a mirror-
one cat inside window ledge
and one outside
12-11-13 RD

walking, fluid motion
momentary pause
evening moth...pounce!
12-11-13 SM2

after my shower
even more splinters
appear
12-13-13 RD

meticulous care
splintery extraction begins
colorful metaphors in abundance
12-13-13 SM2

old tree
gone from next door
my yard full of sawdust
12-14-13 RD

an absent shadow...
displaced squirrels scatter
new residence found...attic
12-14-13 SM2


last week's snow
dirty with sawdust
from the tree that's gone
12-16-13 RD

absent sounds...subtle
remains scattered
moonlight...shadows...footprints
12-16-13 SM2

I will miss the shade
of the neighbor's tree
but not the fallen leaves
12-17-13 RD

displaced squirrels mourn
support group formed
nuts to you they cry
12-17-13 SM2

squirrel pacing the fence
only haven
from a dog on each side
12-18-13 RD

bushy tailed taunts escalate
canines confused...baffled
untrained in use of Force
12-18-13 SM2

proud yet disgusted
we rinse the squirrel blood
from the dog's fur
12-19-13 RD

relentless holiday
tedium...standing in lines
thinking of snow and horses  
12-19-13 SM2

I wonder if someday
standing here in line
I will have a one-horse sleigh
12-20-13 RD

making a list
of things yet done
some are quite obvious
12-20-13 SM2

Lilting holiday sounds
vacuum cleaner
and smoke detector says cookies are done
12-21-13 RD

carbon chip treats
festive decorations
double as coasters
12-21-13 SM2

A new edible plant
covered in cat toys?
Time to climb!
12-22-13 RD

endless fun
humans play -hunt the cat-
hypnotic lights and catnip
12-22-13 SM2

ball ornaments
under the couch-
I keep the wires
12-23-13 RD

tinsel and fur
moonlight carols
why are you sleeping?
12-23-13 SM2

a box of presents
I want the paper and ribbons
and the box
12-24-13 RD

perfectly sized
curled up...content
your gift is acceptable
12-24-13 SM2

curled into a box
ribbons and bows strewn
and to all a good night
12-25-13 RD

visions dancing
in kitty's brain
house staff tend to messes
12-25-13 SM2

don't touch
shredded paper
napping cat underneath
12-26-13 RD

what light, 'neath crumpled paper breaks
and doth wake thy fearful symmetry...
tis' more than mere whiskers me thinks
12-26-13 SM2

My kitten's eyes are nothing like the sun
his coat less velvet than corduroy
but for him the sink, the favorite toy, the catnip...
12-27-13 RD

every movement that should not be...
toe or tinsel, here or there
silent stalk...your fate is sealed
12-27-13 SM2