POETRY / POETRY PROMPT
Scraps for Kitty
Somebody’s jealous….
The fat cat sat upon the mat and waited there to greet the visitors who’d come for lunch with a snooty look and meow. If anybody got too close, the cat would swipe their feet with claws unsheathed, for he was in a grouchy mood just now.
His pow’rs of observation had picked up on what was cooking and he could smell the turkey roasting and the gravy bubbling. He’d wandered to the kitchen when he thought no one was looking, but mother, peeling veggies at the basin, sent him scuttling.
And so since then the cat had sat shooting fire from his eye sockets, jealous of the humans who would gobble down this feast. And he was left with just one hope in his metaphorical pocket; that he might later be allowed a dish of scraps at least!
With thanks to Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) for the invitation to participate in the Random Word Generator prompt challenge:
The randomly generated words are; turkey, observation, greet, pocket, basin, cat.
Inviting Jennifer McDougall TC Hails Anthony O'Dugan Dave Logan Josh Balerite Acol to participate if they wish (no pressure!) as well as anyone else reading who feels inspired to give it a go.
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