Observation - February 4th, 2019, Monday

the refrigerator is knocking, I listen

to the heavy breathing of my kitty

curled up behind me on her blanket

 

she lifts her head and squints

she knows I am writing about her

or maybe

it's the knocking in the kitchen

reminiscent of scurrying of mice

 

clicks and scratches

random and faint

distinct from the tapping

of my fingers at the keyboard

a signal to kitty

     to get up and play

Observation - January 4th, 2019, Friday

my lady tells me about her dreams

I play string with Kitty

     she pounces into a tangle of fibers

the smell of coffee fills the house

in the dark morning

I listen to the sounds of her dressing, my typing

their warm chatter in the hour before sunrise