The big black one
brings memories
of my fat black cat,
the gentlest pet
I ever had.
Four on a pop art poster
smile at me from the wall
as I sit on the couch and read.
One astride an elephant
reminds me not to be
fixed in place,
while the one on the dashboard
bobs his head to the music
as I drive down the highway.
Two sit on shelves
with their walking sticks
and bags of who knows what,
as they guard all my books
and various curios,
while the faux jade one
sits on the dresser
and glows in the dark,
happy to be a lodestar
who sees us through
the night. - Jeff Barnes
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