Shadowed ~

I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me,

And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.

He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head;

And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed.

by

Robert Louis Stevenson

from

The Golden Book of Poetry

1947

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the entire poem

The Shadow

can be seen

here

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perhaps some of you

remember this

 

If Only ~

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Love said,

"Wake still and think of me,"

Sleep, "Close your eyes till break of day,"

But Dreams came by

and smilingly

gave both to

Love and Sleep

their way.

Sara Teasdale

from the poem entitled

At Night

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The Other Side ~

on one side of the screen door

wishing to be on

 the other

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"The moment one gives close attention to anything...

 it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself."

 Henry Miller

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"I Only Have Eyes For You" ~

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It's been an interesting week

with the Callie kitty,

which is a bit

of an

understatement.

She has definitely made

her home in my

heart.

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the lyrics to the song

sung by Frank Sinatra can be

found here

Shades of Gray ~

My daughter-in-law and I took

a little drive in the country

yesterday to choose

 a kitten.

 This is the one that chose us

and will make her home

with me.

 Any of you who love cats

know what I mean!

Her name is Callie

and she is a handful

~ literally ~

one hand-full of fluff.

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"There is something about

the presence of a cat

that seems to take the bite

out of being alone."

Louis Camuti