Reanimated Lavender Granola Switchblade Nun rides again.

Sunday, October 11, 2015

Satisfaction

I'd like to borrow your senses,
sight and smell.
What is coffee, or a kiss
by the time you're done with it?

My darling hyena, short of ass but blessed in jaw,
it's hard to tell what sex you are,
except for your feminine tendency
to make docile grass-eaters think they ran right into your maw.

Oh how we laughed over that, until, honey,
you noticed I have no spots, but brought the pride on every side.
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"Curiosity killed the cat. Satisfaction brought her back."

For Kerry's mini-challenge at Real Toads.

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13 comments:

  1. Kerry O'ConnorOctober 11, 2015 at 11:23 AM

    That whole second stanza is priceless (I wonder how many know that female hyenas dominate the pack?) This reminds me of those amazing animalist poems you wrote a while back, which featured African cats.
    There is a wonderful sense of rhyme in the poem, which never feels forced but entirely natural and lends a great cadence throughout.

    I know micro poetry is not your favourite thing, so I thank you for taking on this challenge.

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  2. brudbergOctober 11, 2015 at 11:32 AM

    That image of a hyena is quite for from animal planet.. yet it bring to mind all those images I have seen (and quite a few I can only imagine)..

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  3. Gillena CoxOctober 11, 2015 at 12:39 PM

    You have certainly sparked my interest for hyneas, i remember their bad attitude in The Lion King, a movie i truly enjoyed

    Have a beautiful Sunday

    MUCH love...

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  4. Maude LynnOctober 11, 2015 at 12:56 PM

    "Short of ass but blessed in jaw." How cool is that?

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  5. hedgewitchOctober 11, 2015 at 1:04 PM

    Some really acerbic, priceless lines in this, especially the second line--but really, aren't all we felines...er, I mean females, hyenas at heart? Unless of course, we have had the mischance to become prey. Love.

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  6. TexWisGirlOctober 11, 2015 at 4:01 PM

    ditto to mama zen's comment!

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  7. Sherry Blue SkyOctober 11, 2015 at 4:51 PM

    You write in a class all your own. And how we love it!!!!!

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  8. SusanOctober 11, 2015 at 7:36 PM

    I envy cats of all sizes and stripes for their senses (though I'm frightened of the hyena's laugh). Here you turn the tables on the hyena with some satisfaction. It even makes ME happy!

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  9. Audrey Howitt aka DivaloungerOctober 11, 2015 at 7:39 PM

    Acerbic and witty, but more than that, maybe true---

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  10. CloudiaOctober 11, 2015 at 9:32 PM

    You "brought the pride on every side" Shay







    ALOHA
    ComfortSpiral

    (\__/)
    (='.'=)
    (")_(")

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  11. Rosemary Nissen-WadeOctober 12, 2015 at 2:09 AM

    Oh, wonderful - and I particularly like the understated menace in the ending.

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  12. PJ van ZylOctober 12, 2015 at 2:20 AM

    Great post. I enjoy your blog

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  13. LynnOctober 12, 2015 at 10:15 AM

    You have the best imagination!

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