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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote2016-02-20 04:52 pm

Poem: "The Thermotropism of Purring Pets"

This is the freebie for today's [community profile] crowdfunding Creative Jam, inspired by a prompt from [personal profile] siliconshaman.


"The Thermotropism of Purring Pets"


To cats,
the sun is
a supermagnet.

They are drawn to
its warm rays the way
bees are drawn to flowers.

One may easily find
the warmest spot in a home
simply by searching for the cats.

They turn up
in cuddle puddles
and unexpected fur piles.

Each curled and
resonant form is a reminder
to pause and take part in comfort.

No day containing time
spent with a contented cat
can be counted a complete loss.

* * *

Notes:

Thermotropism is the movement of an organism toward or away from a directional source of temperature change. Cats are profoundly thermotropic.

Cats are so soothing that they are used as therapy animals.

Re: Thank you!

(Anonymous) 2016-02-23 08:17 am (UTC)(link)
I would love to find a shirt that says that......

My kitty likes to curl up on my chest or in my lap. She talks too.... And she just came back to me after taking a snack break. Love the poem... Cats! I was excited when I saw the word "purr".

-tresta