The Creative Cat - poetry Archive

Things I Found in the Woods, Poetry and Memories

Published on February 22, 2015 in cookie, Emeraude, essay, foster cats, kelly, moses, my household of felines, pet loss, poetry, recorded poem, spring, stanley, youtube video

A delicate fern frond reaches for the sun from last year's dried stems.

Every year the winter opens up to a few days of warm intoxicating sun and mud in January or February, and I’ve run outside to celebrate the day. In 2012 it was February 5, two days after Cookie died, and as I enjoyed the warm day without her and remembered

Two Poems of Rescue

Published on January 27, 2015 in black cats, cat photographs, cat poetry, cats, essay, mimi, poetry, rescue stories

Something about the icy rain that fell, the snow shoveled into drifts, the cold, January, that I think of the winter days I watched Mimi, such a tiny black cat, carefully, painfully, choosing her way down the sidewalk across the street. I sit in the same chair today looking at

For Christmas Eve: Solstice Moon

Published on December 24, 2014 in animal artwork, bootsie, cat artwork, my household of felines, original artwork, pastel, pastel painting, pet loss, poetry

"Solstice Moon", poem and illustration © B.E. Kazmarski

Solstice Moon A satin silent night, A silver path through my window, And silken paws paused to stay On the pillow next to me. “Solstice Moon” © 1981 Bernadette E. Kazmarski . . . . . . . Aside from class assignments here and there through school, this was my

CWA 2014 Contest and Muse Medallions

Published on November 2, 2014 in animal rescue, award, cat poetry, cat stories, certificate of excellence, fostering pets, muse medallion, pets, poetry, rescue stories

Well, I didn’t get to go to the Cat Writers’ Association conference, which was this past weekend, but I did hear that I won two Muse Medallions for my entries, drawn from those for which I’d earned Certificates of Excellence. Color Photograph (Single) “Frankencat and Old Grand Dad” You can

Poem for Sunday: Upon Seeing Himself in a Mirror

Published on November 2, 2014 in animal rescue, cat poetry, cat stories, fostering pets, pets, poetry, rescue stories

Upon Seeing Himself in a Mirror Startled, an unexpected kitten before him, he cautiously greets this unknown feline, offers friendly gestures though it has no true kitten attributes, no smell or sound. He doesn’t know, of course, it is himself he sees, for he senses himself in a different

Poetry: For Pet Memorial Sunday

Published on September 14, 2014 in cat artwork, cat poetry, cats, cookie, kelly, pet loss, pet memorial sunday, poetry, recorded poem, youtube video

I’ll be speaking a little later today about “Loving Again After Loss, Why We Adopt Pets” at the Pet Memorial Sunday Ceremony by Chartiers Custom Pet Cremation and remembering again all the cats who came to shape my life and left me a better person. Just as my cats have

Poem for Sunday: Overheard in a Thrift Shop

Published on August 24, 2014 in animal rescue, cat poetry, cat stories, dog, fostering pets, pets, poetry, rescue stories

This was a conversation between two people which I overheard, secretly taking notes, as I was browsing the overcrowded racks of a local thrift shop after dropping off some dishes for donation. The rhythm of a conversation between two people who know each other well and working in tandem, in

Sharing Posts From My Blog, “Today”

Published on August 16, 2014 in blogging, photographs, poetry

When I began developing my website in the mid and late 90s, I was advised to keep things “separate” more or less by subject: animal artwork, graphic design, photography, writing and so on. This was partly for professional reasons. As a freelancer, potential clients would find or view my website,

Tags: essays, photography, poetry

Poem for Saturday: Pawprints and Raindrops

Published on July 19, 2014 in cat artwork, cat poetry, cats, kelly, poetry, recorded poem, youtube video

blue photo collage of cats on bed with water pattern

It is softly raining this Saturday morning, whispering in the maple tree outside the wide open windows, and I have been remembering Kelly, though it was Mimi sleeping on my hip and her children circling in to walk on me and purr this morning. This poem was inspired by Kelly,

Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat: Poetry Inspired in My Backyard

Published on April 26, 2014 in backyard, backyard wildlife habitat, garden, photographs, poetry

Spring has been tentative this year, but lately has been winning the battle of frozen overnights and warm sunny days. The morning drizzle has cleared and I’ll finish this week’s article on butterfly gardens in time for next Saturday—Mimi and I are going to enjoy a day in the back