haiku – Page 17 – catsignal

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mama cat
gives us another chance
five kittens

after the wedding
raccoon slaughter
on the highway

loading kittens
for trip to shelter
mama cat watches

prairie dogs
graze on grass –
darkening skies

city life –
one night a fat possum
tonight four raccoons

you and I
connected
by syllables

white line at road’s edge –
dead possum lies
in its own blood

heavy cat
watches squirrels
through the window

petting the neighbor dog
who is missing her human –
another bacon treat

cataloging
what has been taken
what remains