tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post7913216712638053827..comments2024-03-28T09:11:04.513-04:00Comments on Shay's Word Garden (Poetry & Such Like): Poem About A Cat & A Blue FenceFireblossomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-4755200181531073232018-03-18T18:04:02.173-04:002018-03-18T18:04:02.173-04:00Cat-stronaut!!!
How cool.
How divine.
You'd fi...Cat-stronaut!!!<br />How cool.<br />How divine.<br />You'd fix a lil space helmet on them<br />wouldntya, ya gorgeous babe,<br />N blast'm OFFA like Jimmy Hoffa.<br /><br />Jimmy's in Purgatory BTW.<br />I asked God nicely.-blessed b9, Catalyst4Christhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650964620664544661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-33171642847276853692018-03-15T14:16:41.472-04:002018-03-15T14:16:41.472-04:00The first stanza really grabs me as my cats (I hav...The first stanza really grabs me as my cats (I have three - one "inherited from my son when he rescued it and then couldn't bring it to Brooklyn with him... ). They DO gloat now that I think of it - or at least feel far superior to those of us with our feet firmly planted on the ground. Mine love high perches - top of refrigerator and such. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-5655162512750110842018-03-15T09:07:11.483-04:002018-03-15T09:07:11.483-04:00I adore this poem, Shay. I can appreciate the poet...I adore this poem, Shay. I can appreciate the poetic mind at work, the artist's eye which sees and captures and transports the audience for a few brief seconds. Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-28444163591831952272018-03-15T08:51:17.320-04:002018-03-15T08:51:17.320-04:00This is gorgeous, Shay, and as always full of your...This is gorgeous, Shay, and as always full of your particular seasonings, your slant of light that shows a world askew slipping into a balance of sorts, even if it is an unexpected one--perhaps that's the best of it, that one can never expect the messages that climb that blue fence, or live behind those feline eyes. hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-13185497711413508402018-03-15T00:12:52.739-04:002018-03-15T00:12:52.739-04:00I wonder if a blue fence has the same cosmic awe t...I wonder if a blue fence has the same cosmic awe to a cat that I feel when I stare up at the night sky. Love your cat-stronaut.Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-3542570730529405232018-03-14T20:34:02.129-04:002018-03-14T20:34:02.129-04:00What a cool word - cat-stronaut love it, and the ...What a cool word - cat-stronaut love it, and the poem.purplepeninportland.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842681508730093858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-12258458065582833112018-03-14T10:59:15.945-04:002018-03-14T10:59:15.945-04:00Shay, I love this one. I would love to live a cat&...Shay, I love this one. I would love to live a cat's life for about a week. As with most mammals they live in a world of black and white, having only two light sensors in their eyes. But in turning to a bird, this one not only sees an array of color of the three sensored humans but also the shapes of untroviolet having the four light sensors that many birds enjoy. Guess the engineer in me came out here, TMI?<br />..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-43310102544948933222018-03-14T05:46:58.024-04:002018-03-14T05:46:58.024-04:00I'll have a hit of that Aegean blue. Ground co...I'll have a hit of that Aegean blue. Ground control to Major Tomcat, come in!Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03983584155125369291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-69766308644674238992018-03-14T04:45:29.666-04:002018-03-14T04:45:29.666-04:00I absolutely adore this poem,Shay! What a fabulous...I absolutely adore this poem,Shay! What a fabulous image of the cat stopping to gloat 'with the afternoon sun behind him' - it reminded me of my Luna up in the willow tree - a cat-stronaut 'with eyes the color of the Aegean'!Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-80744491167345075392018-03-13T22:54:12.028-04:002018-03-13T22:54:12.028-04:00This is such a delight, to read and envision. I es...This is such a delight, to read and envision. I especially love the closing lines. Truly delightful.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-86441410492730254472018-03-13T20:40:46.259-04:002018-03-13T20:40:46.259-04:00Yum yum yum!Yum yum yum!Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-63476139489389173242018-03-13T18:29:17.125-04:002018-03-13T18:29:17.125-04:00I want a cat-stronaut! <3I want a cat-stronaut! <3Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-57393155295196301992018-03-13T16:46:29.910-04:002018-03-13T16:46:29.910-04:00I love this! I have often imagined my cats as a pr...I love this! I have often imagined my cats as a princess, a chef, a dog sitter (Actually he really did dog sit a rescue until he calmed down and felt at home). A cat astronaut...i can just see this cat as clear as if it were in my lap...eyes the color of the Aegean. Wonderful!tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200564195675794747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-60683907558507553982018-03-13T16:23:16.355-04:002018-03-13T16:23:16.355-04:00A cat in the sky is much cooler than "Pigs in...A cat in the sky is much cooler than "Pigs in Space."<br /><br />The music reminded me of Marcel Dadi (now dead). A great musical accompaniment to your poem.Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-63254348812935397532018-03-13T15:51:47.899-04:002018-03-13T15:51:47.899-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-32011926788903295052018-03-13T15:09:24.409-04:002018-03-13T15:09:24.409-04:00Cat-stronaut! That is the coolest thing ever!
An...Cat-stronaut! That is the coolest thing ever!<br /><br />And, beyond my giddy delight over that, this is swoony and lovely.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.com