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’Tis a Cat’s Life Indeed

Meow Two Times

By Patrick M. OhanaPublished about a year ago 1 min read
My photo a few days before Xmas

It is natural for a cat, male or not, to have cat parents, one male and one female. It also works for other animals, but I would digress if I write about them too. I will stick to cats, and one cat in particular. Yes, yours truly, a crazy act; I mean cat. Meow two times!

My father was a good cat. He was both polite and solitary. He was a real cat. My moth-er was another story. She liked hats. She was a cat with a hat. I was the last cat out of the bag; I mean her. She was a cat; neither good nor bad. She was a real cat. Meow two times!

There were and are other cats in my family, but the tree is crumbling. There is only one female cat, my second sibling out of five, that I meow to and about. She cannot purr an-ymore, but when the rain pours, she reminisces about 1956, when she was left in a cat motel. Meow two times!

Some of you prefer barking dogs. Not that there is anything wrong with dogs, but they tend to bark because there is obviously something on their mind. I wish they could woof only two times, or as many times as they want but with a day separating every two barks. Meow two times!

She went for long walks

with her dog, so it could take

a shit between barks.

The Doors - Love Me Two Times

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About the Creator

Patrick M. Ohana

A medical writer who reads and writes fiction and some nonfiction, although the latter may appear at times like the former. Most of my pieces (over 2,200) are or will be available on Shakespeare's Shoes.

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