Ensconced on the couch,
the cat hears a bird
singing outside the window.
Once, she would
have pressed her face
against the screen,
imagining a great chase.
Now she listens, content
to let the birds sing
into the fading sun.
Ensconced on the couch,
the cat hears a bird
singing outside the window.
Once, she would
have pressed her face
against the screen,
imagining a great chase.
Now she listens, content
to let the birds sing
into the fading sun.