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Kitty Maru
Kitty Maru
How do you do?
How do you do?
Kitty Maru
Took in a stray cat one day
very gradually
found her curled up in my compost bin
she was so thin
she seemed half starved
she was hungry and cold
didn't look too old
I never had a cat
always been a dog person
thought there was a difference
guess I am an animal person after all
anyways I never had a cat
but know they like fish
so I gave her a can of sardines
someone said that is like filet mignon
sure enough she came back for more
she got bolder and less afraid
she let me pet her
and let me hold her
I had a collie dog Lucky at the time
he was my baby
I told her she could come in from the cold
if she was nice to him
she came inside and hissed at him
and I took her back out and said you be nice to him
or you are gone
she understood
and next time was very good
I let her in to keep warm
and fed her some more
she and Lucky got to be best friends
took her intending to find her a home
no idea it would end up being my own
nobody wanted her, I grew attached
found her around Thanksgiving
she was all black,lips,nose,pads on feet, I mean all black
I thought maybe someone thought it would be neat to have
a black cat for Halloween
and abandoned her
I asked all over the neighborhood
nobody knew or wanted her
I'm kinda superstitious you know
if a black cat crosses your path
is supposed to be bad luck
so what happens if they move in
yikes
but she was such a good girl
she listened better than the dog
if I said Lucky come
he came if he felt like it
if I said Lucky treats
he came running for treats
if I said here kitty, kitty
she came right away
never failed
to come right away
she listened better than my pedigree dog
she was some cat, still is
anyway when I decided she could stay
for good
it felt weird just calling her Kitty
so I asked her what her name was anyway
and she said Maru
so Kitty Maru is her name
I found out later
that she speaks french
cuz there was an article
about a Cafe Matou restaurant
and it said it is a french restaurant
and matou in french means alley cat
and that is what she was
and she said Maru when I asked her name
have you ever heard a cat pronounce a T
she tried to say matou
but it came out as Maru
so I say her name the way she does
Wow, a french speaking cat
the matou, Kitty Maru
she is my shadow...she follows me around
I am so glad she is still with me
and sad Lucky is gone
He died at home one day
I think his spirit is with us
and I think Kitty can see him
she does lots of stuff he used to do
that she never used to do
so I think she is trying to let us know
he is still around even if we can't see him
she can
and that is the story of Kitty Maru
good piece. however it sounds more like u are telling a story. i guess i would word it differently or say it so it flows better. anyways i liked this piece and commend u for taking in a stray cat. i love animals and have 2 cats of my own i also volunteer at the local shelter. never turn an animal away always help an animal an animal goes to a person for help. sue
I like this very touching and yes cats do have an extra sense around people. They know if you are genuine animal lover.They will be by your side and yours hitting the keys is not only playing to see what will happen but I also think trying to leave some sort of impression for you write on.I've always had cats. My favorite was a grey stripe tabby named Mooch. Hubby taking trash out one night bopped her in head with bag in dumpster,felt bad brought her in and this kept on daily with my kids after school that one day before T.G. it was raining brought her in and she watched turkey cook and was home from then on. Mooch had quite a personality. We called her mooch because at night watching t.v. she would look to you for a snack to drop if you ignored her she turned around sat there with her back to you! We also called her the bag lady because I had a two door metal cabinet in kitchen where I kept brown bags from shopping she would lay on and on grocery day try to put one up there she would hiss and swip as though to say no ,Im not moving right now but never was a mean aggressive cat. She did have definite persona. I wish I could have animals in this place but landlord does not allow it
this is a cute poem, but it doesn't seem so poetic u know...it seems to me like u're telling a story, i mean u can tell stories in poetry but from what i get it sounds more like talking n not so poetic, this is more of the tone i get "i like found a cat n then like the cat was starving so i like fed the cat n so like the cat became friend with like th dog" that's what i'm getting....it's a very cute poem tho, n awww i'm an animal person too lol
Very sweet and cute.
that is cute! cats are adorable (most of the time) though theyre not my fav- but this is adorable