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Upon Seeing Himself in a Mirror | Paths I Have Walked

January 13, 2019 Bernadette 0 Comments cat poetry, formerly feral cats, foster cats, foster kittens, poetry, rescued cats

He / doesn’t know, of course, it is / himself he sees, for he / senses himself in a different

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Vintage Photo: An Old Memory, Perfect in Its Imperfections, 1983

December 8, 2018 Bernadette 0 Comments an old memory, black cat looking out window, cat christmas cards, cat looking out window with snowflakes, christmas cards, christmas cards with cats, poetry

I took the photo in 1983, just a few months after I got my first camera and I was only

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Poem: Once

November 18, 2018 Bernadette 4 Comments black cat, black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cat poetry, cat rescue, cats, feline photographs, pet photography, pets, photography

Once Once A late snow And I with early kittens in my belly Hungry, thirsty, cold, Crouched, focused, Raced across

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Poem for Sunday: Overheard in a Thrift Shop

September 2, 2018 Bernadette 0 Comments overheard in a thrift shop, poetry, rescue story, thrift shop

This was a conversation between two people which I overheard, secretly taking notes, as I was browsing the overcrowded racks

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Poem for Today: Pawprints and Raindrops

August 11, 2018August 11, 2018 Bernadette 0 Comments cat poetry, cats, pet loss, tortoiseshell cat

I awoke to gentle rain this morning, raindrops tapping on the roof and softly whispering in the trees all around

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Things I Found in the Woods, Poetry, Loss and Love

April 22, 2018 Bernadette 0 Comments cat poetry, cats, pet loss, poetry, spring thaw

Things I Found in the Woods Dedicated to Moses, the most gentle, loving being I have ever encountered. Tiny rivulets

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Another Love

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 Bernadette 6 Comments cats, poetry, rescued cats, tortoiseshell cat, tortoiseshell cats

Your first night out of the foster room you were waiting for me on the bed as if you’d anticipated

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Featured Poetry and Art: Solstice Moon

December 27, 2017December 28, 2017 Bernadette 2 Comments cat art, cat artwork, cat sketches, cats, illustrated poem, poetry, poetry and art

Solstice Moon A satin silent night, A silver path through my window, And silken paws paused to stay On the

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Sunday Poem: Mimi’s Autumn Idyll

October 22, 2017October 23, 2017 Bernadette 0 Comments black cat, black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cat poetry, cats, feline photographs, pet photography, pets, photography, poem, poetry

The neighborhood so quiet this sunny autumn afternoon all we hear is crickets rustles in the myrtle while my shadow

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The Gift of a Morning

September 24, 2017October 12, 2017 Bernadette 1 Comment cats, poetry, tortoiseshell cat in garden

Cookie gave me many gifts in all the years she was with me, including the visual discoveries from this particular

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