Thursday, September 5, 2013

The Cat's Pyjamas


Body swerve corners,
curve neck to kneecap,
roll the reds.

Your eyes button perfectly
in their buttonholes.

The way you bat at the gear shift,
leave certain things unsaid,
dislodges everything.

Purring at the light
has something to do with it.

You know they gave you a license
because of your short skirt
and outrageous hair.

Somehow you always land
on your feet.


tk/September 2013


I coaxed R.A.D. Stainforth into a delightful mid-week read...  




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9 comments:

  1. 21 WitsThu Sep 05, 11:05:00 AM

    Ah yes, and she always will! Such a sense of deepness, and yet, gentle purr between your lines. Lovely piece, and I adore her suit!

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  2. HelenThu Sep 05, 11:56:00 AM

    How delightful to see you, listen to the reading ~~ midweek!

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  3. dsThu Sep 05, 12:49:00 PM

    Love this! "Your eyes button perfectly/in their buttonholes" Purring has a lot to do with it, but those shifts in gear? Everything dislodged. Thank you.

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  4. Susan LindquistThu Sep 05, 01:27:00 PM

    Ah, the power of feminine wiles ... pays to have pointy boobs, short skirts and legs that go up to there!

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  5. Carrie Van HornThu Sep 05, 03:07:00 PM

    Puuurfect jammies for sure! Love this Tess! :-)

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  6. steveroniSun Sep 08, 09:34:00 AM

    WOW! NOW I know how to prepare, dress and behave during my next testing 2018. I'll wait to buy the costume. Starting to diet and workout now. Hmmmm, do you think I should cancel the ears?
    --MEEEOW!

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  7. steveroniSun Sep 08, 09:35:00 AM

    WOW! NOW I know how to prepare, dress and behave during my next testing 2018. I'll wait to buy the costume. Starting to diet and workout now. Hmmmm, do you think I should cancel the ears?
    --MEEEOW!

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  8. broken biroSun Sep 08, 02:09:00 PM

    I just stumbled here from somewhere else quite randomly and was delighted to find a batgirl poem! I have one of my own (not online) set in a library... Batgirl was a librarian as a day job, you know?

    Love it! Body swerve the corners indeed.

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  9. MarchelineWed Sep 11, 11:05:00 AM

    I was nearly as transfixed by the video warping and waving (how did he do that?) while he spoke as I was by this excellent poem.

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