Occasional Poetry - 26. Solitary Cat

Until now, I am becoming to love cats for their cuteness and their little quirks. But now you have given an entire different meaning now. And now I might fear for their cruelty. I Liked the way you have pointed all the things in perspective of 'The Cat'. Nice work and well done...

Whenever it comes to Money and Mercy, I'll be voting Money. Yeah I know, its ill to think like that. I've seen so much mercy given by me, its true, And now, because of the selfish people, I am siding money. Strange right. But I can say, I am still human and not cruel. The poem was very great and made me think. Nicely done...

On 05/27/2016 02:59 AM, Emi GS said:

Until now, I am becoming to love cats for their cuteness and their little quirks. But now you have given an entire different meaning now. And now I might fear for their cruelty. I Liked the way you have pointed all the things in perspective of 'The Cat'. Nice work and well done...

 

Whenever it comes to Money and Mercy, I'll be voting Money. Yeah I know, its ill to think like that. I've seen so much mercy given by me, its true, And now, because of the selfish people, I am siding money. Strange right. But I can say, I am still human and not cruel. The poem was very great and made me think. Nicely done...

Thank you for these comments. Cats aren't merely cuddly, are they? I am glad Balance made you think.

I loved the last verse in "The Cat" poem. I found myself thinking of a vampire sitting in a bar, relishing in surveying his prey before the chase begins.

To be honest, "Bargain had me flummoxed at first... I just wasn't getting it. Finally, I interpreted that since those around him didn't need forgiveness, how could he bargain his... he had to rely on mercy and grace to to keep him from hell. Forgive them as they forgive you... didn't apply. Interesting, Parker... loved them both... cheers... Gary....

On 05/27/2016 04:53 AM, Headstall said:

I loved the last verse in "The Cat" poem. I found myself thinking of a vampire sitting in a bar, relishing in surveying his prey before the chase begins.

 

To be honest, "Bargain had me flummoxed at first... I just wasn't getting it. Finally, I interpreted that since those around him didn't need forgiveness, how could he bargain his... he had to rely on mercy and grace to to keep him from hell. Forgive them as they forgive you... didn't apply. Interesting, Parker... loved them both... cheers... Gary....

Oh, Gary, I am so glad you found the paradox at the bottom of Balance. It was just idle musing at first, but then...and the solitary cat was a little chilling, in its predatory way. Thank you so much for your comments.

Solitary Cat
an arresting confession
from a feline carnivore
or a tergiversation
on my human behavior

Balance
What an interesting prayer.
In order to pass it forward
I need to provoke aggression
Ah, the new dragon’s credo!

On 05/27/2016 07:33 AM, skinnydragon said:

Solitary Cat

an arresting confession

from a feline carnivore

or a tergiversation

on my human behavior

 

Balance

What an interesting prayer.

In order to pass it forward

I need to provoke aggression

Ah, the new dragon’s credo!

Thank you SD for your, um, colorful commentary. The first is a rather predatory piece, isn't it? Balance was one of those paradoxes that occurred to me during an idle evening moment when I should have been doing something else. To live, I must either provoke my fellow man, or rely on his mercy, I prefer the latter, I think.

Liked Solitary Cat, loved Balance. Both caused me to ponder from more than one angle. I rarely do chapter reviews, but had to do so this time.