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The helping of cats
with grateful thanks for Henry Reed's The Naming of Parts

Today we have the helping of the cats.
Yesterday we had the small upchuck on the carpet
and noisy fur-ball production on the path, but today,
today we have the helping of the cats.
 
Helping to photograph roses in the garden,
identifying the best viewpoint by sitting on it.
 
Helping to clean the table, moving dust with a furry tail
from there to another place, where a duster won't reach.
 
Helping to trim the evening casserole meat
with such eager eyes, watching every knife-snick,
questioning the suitability of each piece for the pot,
each piece that would surely be better inside a cat.
 
Yesterday, we had a hindrance of cats but today,
happily, today we have the helping of the cats.
 
John Bailey
Carmarthenshire, September 2003

 

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