John’s newest collection of poetry is divided into a trinity of themes about life with a clowder of felines, life as a single parent, life in a world of creativity, all-encompassing unconditional love, heartbreak, and the wonder of a loving relationship with the world we live in. The poems touch the heart, the mind, and the soul of who we are as imaginative and creative beings in love with kids and kats.

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A selection from KATS

Lament for a Raindrop

on an early morning walk
A raindrop the size of a palm,
in the drizzle of a morning shower,
fell into the loving hands of mi esposa,
and was carried home to become
part of our hearts delight.

here in the village cats and dogs
own the streets, the lucky ones,
on rooftops, behind walls, and doors
live in a less dangerous environment,
for the cobblestones streets, while having a
beauty of their own, are pitted and cratered;
a home where only the hardy survive.

Herein lies the quandary
for when you hold a pet in your heart,
as you must because that is who you are,
they become vulnerable, less fearful
from the love you give them—
the human touch has a way of
compromising the nature of the beast.

My neighbor’s dogs, who are not confined
to a loving space, and roam the street,
have killed two of our critters, who wandered
in curiosity onto the cobblestones.
What does one do across the great divide,
where life is but a simple “I’m sorry?”

Sadness is not a just a human touch,
for everything today,
the poinsettias in the garden—
here to celebrate the season,
the clouds shrouding the lake
have a pale about them.

Everything today,
feels a little less joyful
raindrops having turned to teardrops.