Mid step

Thanks so much for such a lovely offer

Every morning, you so helpfully proffer

I patter and potter, pause and ponder

Warily peer far away out yonder

Tentatively take a step on over.

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Oh my, you’re too kind by far

Patiently holding the door ajar

As I stand here statue still

Scenting the breeze’s biting chill

Frozen indecisively — mid pose — quite bizarre.

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Rattle! Rumble! Roar! Garbage truck idles… ever ravenous for more.

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Twitching ears rotate and flick

Zeroed in on sibilant sounds so quick

The hiss of a slithering snake

Causes my tail to quiver and shake

About Turn! Back inside in just one tick.

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Inspired by my oblivious, time squandering, indecisive, timid but gorgeous cat… Mia!