At dVerse today, Lillian is the pubtender extraordinaire. She challenges us to write a poem about a view outside our window or from the outside looking in. We must also include a picture of the view. We are still celebrating our 6th Anniversary this. Come join us for special fun, special prompts, special times: http://dversepoets.com/2017/07/18/looking-out-looking-in/
copyright kanzensakura
Beneath the Crape Myrtle
bright pink blooms against
summer sky – cat naps beneath –
restful in the shade –
SamCat the Ripper loved hanging out
beneath this crape myrtle tree –
he’d roll in the grass
and twist his body around –
his paws reaching for the sky.
pink blooms fade and fall –
cool wind scatters the petals –
the place is silent now
copyright kanzensakura
kanzen sakura 
Jul 18, 2017 @ 21:07:26
SamCat knows the joys of being close to Nature and all the wonderful music therein.
Jul 18, 2017 @ 21:09:19
Yes he truly did!
Jul 18, 2017 @ 21:15:15
Nice memories of SamCat the Ripper by the Crape Myrtle tree. Nice view from your window and you have curtains.
Jul 18, 2017 @ 21:18:18
Yeppers. I’m the old fashioned type. I am going to be replacing them next week as they are rather shabby after being hung and washed for 10 years! I’ll get the same type though.
Jul 18, 2017 @ 21:31:44
Love the pink blooms of your garden Toni ~ SamCat is looking from above and smiling at you ~
Jul 18, 2017 @ 21:33:02
Yes he is. His container of ashes sits on the table next to my computer where he used to love to lie.
Jul 18, 2017 @ 21:47:11
Beautiful pictures – great cat name! Poem onward, my friend.
Jul 18, 2017 @ 22:50:09
Thanks! I will!
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Jul 18, 2017 @ 21:47:50
You have the taste of haiku in your poetry. I know, it just happens after awhile. It is a pleasant taste.
Jul 18, 2017 @ 21:51:00
It’s been a 30+ year learning process. thanks
Jul 18, 2017 @ 23:31:23
Beautiful view outside your window. The pink blooms are gorgeous. I can just imagine your cat stretching and making lovely soft cat sounds neath those blooms. I’m glad you have this picture of him 🙂
Jul 18, 2017 @ 23:33:16
I am too Lillian. I had to put him down about three weeks after this picture.
Jul 19, 2017 @ 10:32:00
ohhhh….I can’t really click on the “Like” for this. So very sorry. It is time for some joy to enter your life — take care of yourself, my friend.
Jul 19, 2017 @ 12:31:52
Actually, I have much joy in my life Lillian. There cannot be shadows without the sun. And one of those joys is friends! 🙂
Jul 19, 2017 @ 13:49:04
Amen to that 🙂
Jul 19, 2017 @ 02:59:25
Beautiful cat under such a lovely tree. Good to have the memories and the photos but now your poem adds to this so poignantly and naturally.!
Jul 19, 2017 @ 12:34:26
It is a good picture of my handsome boy.
Jul 19, 2017 @ 03:19:02
Lovely memories. Closing lines are poignant.
Jul 19, 2017 @ 05:24:55
It’s a view imbued with memories. I bet you still see SamCat rolling beneath those trees 🙂
Jul 19, 2017 @ 08:30:34
Wonderful, tender images & memories. For me SAMCAT THE RIPPER will be the title. Putting down a pet is always traumatic. My youngest daughter just had to put down her 13 year old pug; like losing a family member.
Jul 19, 2017 @ 12:32:30
Yes, it is like losing a family member.
Jul 19, 2017 @ 14:10:05
I love the view of those ‘bright pink blooms’ and SamCat the Ripper, Toni.The way you describe how
‘he’d roll in the grass
and twist his body around –
his paws reaching for the sky’
he’s definitely Somebody’s Cat!
Jul 20, 2017 @ 13:40:16
Yes he was. I adopted him from Richmond Animal League. Unfortunately he came with an undiagnosed heart murmur which turned into a tumor on his heart. But he stole my heart while I had him!
Jul 20, 2017 @ 14:18:39
🙂
Jul 19, 2017 @ 14:29:07
Oh, I remember SamCat. Tears. Our neighbor lost a cat just this morning. More tears. The view is such a delight. We have a Crepe Myrtle, very small, that looks like it is dead every year when we return in May, but every year it comes back and grows a little more. I suppose the winter snow and wind beat on it. But the little runt is a fighter. A smaller one gave up.
Jul 20, 2017 @ 13:39:09
When we moved here, this tree was short and skinny. I guess it liked us because it started growing chockablock. I love it. I miss my SamCat though.
Jul 19, 2017 @ 16:10:31
The kitty makes it perfect!
Jul 19, 2017 @ 17:22:44
What a beautiful picture of SamCat, I can imagine him loving this garden still from where he is now :o) xxx
Jul 19, 2017 @ 22:25:56
Beautifully written…loss and beauty combined.
Jul 20, 2017 @ 06:18:48
Lovely…. beautiful pics….the last line came unexpected!
Jul 20, 2017 @ 06:28:55
Amazing how this echoes my own view. That empty space, always there. (K)
Jul 20, 2017 @ 13:35:46
Yes it does.
Jul 20, 2017 @ 21:20:36
It’s a charming scene – words and pictures both. 🙂
Jul 20, 2017 @ 23:54:38
Thank you!