The Rat
Hey diddle diddle the rat had a wiggle broke his hip in June The other rats laughed at him working out at the gym said he was doing too much too soon! by Cheryl Love
The Pig
In England once there lived a big And wonderfully clever pig. To everybody it was plain That Piggy had a massive brain. He worked out sums inside his head, There was no book he hadn’t read. He knew what made an airplane fly, He knew how engines worked and why. He knew all this, but […]
Keep the Cat Inside for Ten Days
If I have honored your need for freedom Above your need for care, I can only hope your wild cat soul Will feel I have been fair. How to find and keep the balance No human can fully know; But I pray you realize how fiercely I tried, And why I let you go. by […]
Tigger
Silver-gray softness, you bound into my lap, mittened paws kneading. An aging motor hums, and I think of you curled around a blonde girl’s shoulders as she skated down the driveway when both of you were kittens. by Janet W. Gould
(An Animal Instrinct)
Animal is a creature: A mammal, Or beast, Can be a brute, Or a swine, At best as a human being… Known as… a living thing! Animal is made of: A flesh, Some skeletons, Litters of blood, A weight of brain, With gut of feelings… Excited by… a sexual drive! Animal is of all sort, […]
