Keeping Watch

I haven’t had my human put a note out for a while. I do believe it’s time. One might think that all I do is sleep, and yes I make certain to do get my rest. However, there are squirrels and birds on the other side of the glass. It was a bit too cool to get outside today - and I do hate that harness that my human puts on me. She does seem to think it’s important, so I put up with it. I can keep watch for the outside life that I desperately miss, but I do like my cozy home. It’s always a toss up. I’m writing this in the evening. Now, I’ll just patiently wait for my supper - only minutes away!

“Cats don’t like change without their consent.”

~ Roger A. Caras, author and wildlife photographer 

In This Moment

Today I noticed 

blood pulsing  

from my heart to my toes, 

feeding my lungs, 

all the organs of my body, 

my brain and through all 

my muscles small and large. 

A reminder, 

sitting still or walking

sleep or awake that 

in this moment, 

this life is good.

“You notice. And noticing, you live.”

~ John Graves, writer

(1920 ~ 2013)

Follow Your Star

North of the North Star ~ a

direction onward over the top 

of the world to the stars of the 

south where the east and west 

remain constant companions 

while the journey goes. 

In these four directions 

treasures and lean times grow, 

there are joys and there are sorrows. 

And yet they each remain true ~ 

those Stars of all directions. Each 

our choice to follow one or all.

“For my part I know nothing with any certainty, 

but the sight of the stars makes me dream.

~ Vincent van Gogh, artist

(1853 ~ 1890)