Russian Blue

A Poem about Love

By Maia Gadwall the metAlchemistPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read

Blue Haiku // Russian Blue

my plump, happy boy

purring, playing. paws leave prints.

slate fur all over.

*****

Inspired by the derpy (but dashing) Dorian Grey:

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About the Creator

Maia Gadwall the metAlchemist

I fell in love with speculative fiction and poetry many years ago, but I have precious little time to write any. Then, I went crazy and started a cult called metAlchemy, or meta alchemy. I revere energy of all brands, esp. good, kind chaos.

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Sonia Heidi Unruh3 years ago
Your poem makes me miss our own dear Rusian Blue ...
Andrea Lawrence3 years ago
I always love a good poem about a cat.

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