M is for Mack

#AtoZchallenge

M IS FOR MACK

Mack is my cat, my companion, and my best friend.  I've had him for over eight years.  I adopted him when he was four weeks old and I fed him goat's milk from an eyedropper until he was big enough to drink from a bowl.  I litter trained him when he was very small and he's NEVER had an accident, ever.  He is very smart and we are extremely close.  He's been there for me through good times and bad.  He knows all my secrets and has licked away many tears.  He sleeps beside me every night.  I love him with all my heart.  We have a special bond and I'm thankful he has stayed with me all these years.  He's truly a special soul.

Mackie Snores Video

Mackie Sleeping Video

Mackie #AtoZChallenge

Cat Hair; NaPoWriMo Day Four

CAT HAIR

On my pillow

On my bed

On my clothes

On my head

Signs that cats

Reign supreme

"Clean it off?"

YOU'RE INSANE!

ODE TO WINE, NaPoWriMo, Day One

ODE TO WINE
by Tammy Petry

I sit
exhausted
propped on pillows
sipping red wine
from a large blue glass
by the bare bulb of my lamp

The air around me is cold
but I edge deeper
into the layers
of quilts and blankets
that remind me of times
and of loved ones passed

My feet are warmed
by the large orange tabby
who never leaves my side

As I savor
the crisp tangy wine
I wait
for that magical moment
when my skin
flashes hot
and I can feel my pulse
throbbing in my fingertips

(thump thump thump)

I am pleasantly warmed
from head to toe
and everywhere in between
and am finally able
to close
my
eyes
and release
the thoughts and worries of the day

I allow sleep
to gently come over me

Just as The Morrigan
takes the newly departed from the battlefield
so I succumb to Dionysis' embrace
and allow myself to be carried off
like a child
like warrior
into my sleep.