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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart 
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The Sharing They said "She kept a cat," But there was little evidence. They said "She cared for it and it was her life." On the table there was the cup, the saucer - and little else in the cupboards. An icebox, some cold oatmeal inside, a tin of sardines. A kettle on the hotplate, a teapot standing alone. I wondered, did she feed the cat bits of whatever on the saucer, the teacup holding water as she fed the scrap of fluff? Then clean it up, to sit in the sunlight, dishes transformed - for high tea? (c) KRJ 4-3-2019 |
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Gunslinger Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 901TX, USA |
There is a melancholia about this very descriptive piece. I can visualize a lonely, older lady, lavishing what love remained on her feline companion. Excellent write. |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
you made me think of Hooper, the painter, nice touch of melancholia yann |
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bbynams Junior Member Posts 49 |
*Raises hand* "The Old Man and the Afternoon Cat" |
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CocoBaci Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 3043 |
Hi Sunshine, enjoyed this read! |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Wow! This will make you think. |
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