He's mine, but he belongs to no one
a vagabond, a cad, a feral cat
whose territory is who knows where
but home is where he knows he will find
a heated outside house,water bowl and food
Sometimes he stares in the window until he gets what he wants
me having to go through dry food,canned food and his favorite,
chicken from the Jewel store....hot
Another winter my friend ...I beckon you to come inside
your ear now permanently bent and your eye sore
but you want to be free or you fear not being free
I now how it is
Change is hard....don't worry I'll always be here for you
but tonight it is going to be 10 degrees
wind chill -35
I'll throw another blanket on your bed while you are away
Oh Suz, Handsome is still there, so nice you're taking good care of him !
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Cats always know who they like and you have a friend there, maybe at a distance but when they are feral it takes time to "melt" their fears away.
ReplyDeleteCats always know who their allies are. Handsome was lucky to find his way into your neighborhood, Suz!
ReplyDeleteYou are a darling. I am so glad that dear handsome has got you. x
ReplyDeleteHe does look rather debonair. Nice piece of writing.
ReplyDeleteHe is very handsome. I totally agree with you. Cats are the greatest. Those eyes say so much!
ReplyDeleteOh it's going to be 0 tonight!
ReplyDeleteBring him in, Suz! Nothing like a warm room to curl up in.... I miss my two brother cats... they were 17 and 18 years old.
ReplyDelete17&18..wow you were a good human to them I have tried to bring him in...he won't let me get close enough to him I could trap him...but I think it would kill the old fella
ReplyDeletehe's over 10 I think....
This morning he ate warmed chicken and now sleeps on his heated pad in his "house"
He is very handsome. Many years ago, in another life, far away, I was at the back door calling my kitty, the one I thought belonged to me. And a kitty so much like that handsome one of which you write, darted in and ran right into the bathroom, and jumped into the tub. My husband, said, "well you're not going to keep him." And I quietly agreed, he was the best kitty ever. I called him Bones, he was so thin, he came and he stayed. You are lucky to have such a handsome visitor.
ReplyDeleteCats can be so independent and yet they need attention when they need it, and I am glad you love, I do believe all living creatures and plants, which I consider sleeping right now.
ReplyDeleteI love that fiesty cat :)
ReplyDeleteHe would be best pals with my parent's cat Moby!
Annell you made me laugh...he said we're not going to keep him
ReplyDeleteThat's how we got our first stray cat....I didn't argue..the cat just stayed hee hee
Bones...poor fella..glad you loved him
Hi Lucy...I love him for sure...but he is a rascal...and now picky like the inside ones
Sara..Moby..is he fiesty too?
Handsome has fathered many kittens that we have rescued and their mothers....I guess he ran out of women...no more kittens
happens to them all :)
He sure is handsome, even with his bent ear and gunky eye.
ReplyDeleteWell done Suz you take such good care care of him.
I can only imagine how cold it is at your house.
Love that ear!!! Sometimes it is just so hard to tame a wild cat. They want easy food, I think, but not the attachments that come along with it. Nice of you to feed him and keep him warm.
ReplyDeleteTeri..you have that right...easy food....cooked to order too sometimes
ReplyDeleteBut the guy has such a hard life and I know he wants to come in but just can't get over his feral wiring....so I accept what is
good luch on selling that house
There is something about the term feral cats - actually about feral cats themselves - that makes me smile. I think feral cats are cats that don't follow the rules, mock the inside cats for their cushy like.
ReplyDeleteBlessings to you for giving Handsome love and warmth, even if he pretends to not need it!
beautiful Suz - what a wonderful name for this handsome man...freedom is so important...and your warmth is too this precious man...bkm
ReplyDeleteBeauty and a wonderful deed...give handsome a pat o the back and a rub on his neck from my side :)
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