The SaddleBrooke Ranch Writing Guild is a group dedicated to improving our writing skills. We meet on the second Tuesday of each month in the La Vista room at the La Hacienda Club from 1 to 3 p.m. If you have any questions about the club, please contact Joy Hellard at [email protected].
Catnip
By Carol D. Henry
You showed up on my doorstep
Looking for friendship
Begging for sustenance.
I gave you a morsel.
You washed up.
Then I sent you on your way.
You arrived
Meowing at my door.
I let you in.
You rubbed your scent on me
As if marking me as your territory.
I sent you on your way.
You came again
Clawing at my door
You whined and cried
Like a tomcat on a fence.
I knew you’d land on your feet so
I sent you on your way.
You brought me a gift
And laid it at my feet
As if this token said everything is okay.
You stretched slowly and
Settled on the couch
With an air of indifference.
With a sigh, I sent you on your way.
You came back
Declared I was like catnip
You nuzzled and kneaded and
Bared your belly.
You insinuated yourself into my heart.
I let you stay.