Starting out with a short, simple, descriptive poem, based on the Day 1 prompt at https://www.napowrimo.net/poets-start-your-engines/. The book cover I chose is Tales from the cafe (original Japanese title: この嘘がバレないうちに), by Toshikazu Kawaguchi.
Every clock on the wall
shows a different time.
Next to the empty chair
the cat sits, patiently.
(31 March 2023—posted 1 April 2023)
P.S. – Interestingly enough, the cover of the Japanese book, while otherwise the same, has no cat…
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What an amazing website design! It also has a very original title! And your poem does follows the title of the website.
Thanks! It’s WordPress’s “Singl” theme. (The images are mine, of course.)
Love this. That cat lives in several dimensions at once.
Sometimes I think they do anyway. 😎
Well, with a cat having 9 lives to live, he’s probably in alternate universes all at once. Only occasionally in its owner’s time. Interesting. Loved reading this. “The cat sits, patiently.”Loved thanks.