A Kitty Grip (A Haiku)

By Joyce Jacobo [Author’s Note: My cat Salem surprised me with this ability a short while after I had welcomed her into my home.] I watched my black cat grab a pen cap off a shelf with her little paw

A Kitty Wake-Up Call (A Poem)

By Joyce Jacobo [Author’s Note: Another poem about my cat.] Sweet kitty cat               I can hardly believe           you just reached out                 with one little black paw                               and                     booped me on the nose I have awoken so many times       to the gentle rumbles of your internal engine            as you lay