Playing in the Dark with the Cat 



Black in the shadow
Low in the grass
Thor is ready to pounce 
 
He chases me around the tree
Teeth and claws
Squirming sleek 

I lift him high
He dives spread
Like a squirrel
 
Up the tree in seconds
Pleased that I watch
Seized by my laugh.

Dorothy Epp  7/14/99