Naturally, cats don't see the world the same way people do.
Button DLB 2023
Ode to a Button Lost
by Deborah L. Brewer
Oh, button iridescent,
Sweetest pearl of milky white,
Freed from m’ lady’s “precious” sweater
In the middle of the night.
Our dalliance was jolly
As we frisked about the house,
Until you hid between the floorboards
Like a timid little mouse.
Your snub has left me sullen;
My lady is fuming sore.
You have departed, dearest button,
Lost to me forevermore.
This poem was first published in my PPW blog, "Waxing Poetic," on May 4th, 2022.