Index to Poems
More poems in poem/photo couplets.

All poems and drafts: ©Kim McNealy Sosin

1. Haunting Shadow

A streak of shadow
  past the door.

A familiar quiver
  on my pillow.

Soft purr,
  haunted again.

Sleep well.

2. Katina

I know you, my cat Tina,
what you do in the dark
under my bed.
You solve differential equations
in your head, making
forecasts that solve the problem:
how to accept a gentle ear scratch
but never be picked up, held!

Beauty and brains!
Deep slender pupils
surrounded by emerald,
intensely observe me,
always reading my mind,
by the shadow play under my bed.
knowing my plans before I know.
Time to leave that twilight -
into the light, sweet cat.