Oh, Finnegan!

The Sentinel: A Haiku

Furry brown eyebrows
Dance above dark, darting eyes
You keep watch for me.

Catherine Anne Kilbride
May 2020

Contortions

That dog moved in
And took over my bed.
His detritus chafes my skin;
But I don't say anything
Because he is busy
Chewing through my collection of socks.

One night,
He kicked me in the windpipe,
Which I found rather rude, to be honest;
But I didn't mention it to him
Because he was busy
Chewing an antler.

And now, I am a contortionist;
Fatter and older, yes, but also somehow pretzel-like
In my efforts to ensure his comfort.

Catherine Anne Kilbride
May 2020

Soulmate

Precious little creature
Nestled up beside me
Your fur coat heaves 
Up and down
Up and down
Guided by your beating heart.
Up
And 
Down
Up
And 
Down
Silent as 
The cloistered nuns
Who lived atop the hill
At home.
God's glorious time 
Kept
In that little body
The hair on your head, the sparrow above you
All Beloved 
of Love Loving
Sine
Cosine
Sine
Cosine
Our heartwaves 
Are interwoven
Forever.
Catherine Anne Kilbride
May 2020