17 December 2023 (winter dawn)

winter dawn

a black-and-white cat

prowls the lawn’s edge

24 November 2023 (without)

without a cat

to help decorate the tree —

winter moths

5 September 2023 (morning heat)

morning heat

the neighbor’s cat waits

under our feeders

8 March 2023 (all the places)

all the places

where the cat used to sleep

March gusts

2 January 2023 (new year)

new year

the old cat and I share

a heating pad

1 January 2023 (first day)

first day

the cat wakes me up

coming to bed

5 November 2022 (Sunday night football)

Sunday night football

our cheers for a touchdown

scare the cat

2 November 2022 (breeze)

brisk breeze

the old cat chases a leaf

with her eyes

14 October 2022 (all-day rain)

all-day rain . . .

I open the door thinking

the cat will stay in

6 September 2022 (twilight)

twilight—

the cat’s intense stare

at nothing

2 September 2022 (morning chill)

morning chill

the old cat chases down

a cricket