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Cats and Shadows

As hot sun draws sweat to my brow,

a kitten pounces, tail-wagging, a dance,
chasing shadows cast by blown branches.

Mother cat charges its young,
her tail a distraction
in the play of sun + shadow.

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Second Thoughts - David Handy - 1/17/06