I don’t know, a sentimental Friday?  Cats and new seasons—well, please enjoy!


The Cats of Reykjavik

They wander
Like the wanderer
Singly
Sometimes together
They are sheltered
And presented at
The cat café
In town

There are thousands
They are welcome
All around
Like elves
And horses
And like these
Protected
Through acceptance
Also magic
And folklore

For there is a Christmas Cat
That urges you to
Shop for clothing in
The season
Otherwise be caught with old
And should the Christmas
Cat
Encounter you
Will eat you
(I’m thinking
worse than
Krampus)

(reacting to a souvenir and a little looking into it, into them, having Facebook and Instagram pages, by the way)


Come Fall Come Spring

As the new seasons
Approach
Fall in the north
Spring to the south
I hope you appreciate
The change
The opportunity
Encouraged
To think a little differently
Should it be time for
A different thought
A different way
Of thinking
Maybe
Allow yourself the chance
As might
Sweeten many things
Like autumn apples in the north
And full flowers to
The south

In the offing
Are new things
For new-ish people

Approach with care and yet
Approach
There are new colors
And new flowers
For you


C L Couch


Photo by Manny Moreno on Unsplash 
(a cat of Reykjavik)