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Suburban Sundarban

Posted by kheldar on July 14, 2011 - 15:09
from the ABC set THE WORLD ABOUT ME

A neighbour's cat
like a downsized ginger tiger
prowls a suburban sundarban.

Nimbly negotiating narrow fence tops,
those oft trod trails of a square cut, creosoted jungle,
he dodges deftly the drooping intermingled branches
of overhanging trees.

Intent on his own inner mission
he traverses the undulating rooftops
of proximal garden sheds.

Reaching his owner's dominion
he jumps gently and expertly groundward
his hunt, for now, completed.

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Comments

skinner_jennifer | July 14, 2011 - 15:36

Hi kheldar,

I really liked this poem, very descriptive.

Thanks for the read.

Jenny.

kheldar | July 14, 2011 - 15:50

Hi Jenny,

Thanks for that. This is a bit of a departure for me so I'm very pleased you liked it.

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maisie | July 14, 2011 - 23:22

super :) i love cats so this does for me :)

kheldar | July 15, 2011 - 09:14

Thanks maisie, for readin, commenting and enjoying.

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shoe | July 15, 2011 - 15:57

Lovely, I really like;

'those oft trod trails of a square cut, creosoted jungle,'

and all the alliteration ( I think that's how it's spelled):}

I'm off now to look up 'sundarban'

kheldar | July 15, 2011 - 18:26

Hi Shirley,

Thanks so much for that, it really means a lot. My dictionary didn't have the word 'sundarban' in it so good luck looking it up!!

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