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Rated: E · Poetry · Animal · #2324777
A Count Up Poem describing the leap of a feline.
         Tail
         whiskers
         twitch, flick, twitch.
         Pointed ears sharp.
         Eyes slanted, pierce, probe.
         Coiled muscle, tension pitch.
         Rapture focus, trigger switch.
         Front paws brace and hindquarters hitch.
         A shimmy-shake tremor expels hiss.
         Fur missile slingshots into the abyss.
         
         Squawk.
         Faint mew.
         Thump, bump, thump.
         A cat kersplats.
         Unfortunate fall.
         Misjudgement, hubris, sprawl.
         Confused feline, caterwaul.
         Eyes glazed, flat ears, momentum stall.
         Missed jump? As if. Unbelievable.
         A lean, lithe cat stumped? Inconceivable.
         2 stanzas, 10 lines each          Prompt: International Cats Day
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