day 368

a long life
.
now
that the kids are
grown
living their best lives
with growing families of their own
this nest’s
has become so quiet
now I have three cats
a dog and
a bird, named Bean
the thought of living a long life
surrounded by this menagerie
leads me to wish simply this…
may I live long enough to outlive
every
soul that 
still needs me

~kat


A pi-sequence inspired poem with the following syllable count by line: 3.14159265358979323

Today while preparing breakfast for my furry, feathered menagerie, my three cats, as they do every morning, gathered to encourage me to get on with it.

These three, who were not part of our plans, but chose us ( as they say ), and me, being the softy that I am, could not bear to leave them in the street.

The mom, Matilda, and two of her kittens, Frankie and Schrodinger (two other kittens were adopted by a co-worker…thank goodness!) are living the pampered life of a house cat!

I am increasingly aware that am getting older. Since our other cats lived long lives of 18, 20, and 23…I hope I outlive this trio. I am so grateful they showed up under my porch seven and a half years ago, They are lovely company. I suppose it’s silly. But can you blame me? Just look at those faces! May I live long so they can prosper! BTW…they are my glimmers today.