smangley

13 April 2022

toads, looking for love / in all the right places: near / a lake with more toads

toads, lacking Tinder
or text messages, croak their
inquiries: “u up?”

delivered: box of
gray, furry, purring tofu. 
it’s too cute to eat

cradled cat, cranky
about cuddles, scowls and con-
-templates breaking out

laundry basket holds
cat, warm and fluffy without
going in dryer

leashed cat steps on grass 
he looks upon each day, ex-
-ploring in safety

heard sneezes under 
my bed, found adorable
nose-havers (cute cats)

spider plants, living
high life, mock cat who wishes
to destroy, eat them

cat’s flat back, high tail
and ears share his request for 
pets sans human speech

photographing cute
cat poses before they move
is like herding cats

Grey menace tries sink-
-ing his teeth into beer bot-
-tle; his prey prevails