I lay on my back
Trusting you for belly rubs
Don't disappoint me.
Life Is . . .
A collection of my writing.
Friday, January 12, 2018
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Trust
Trust, easily given when young,
easily used by the old and jaded.
Trust dies hard, along with hope.
Perhaps someday trust will defend itself,
and hope will return.
easily used by the old and jaded.
Trust dies hard, along with hope.
Perhaps someday trust will defend itself,
and hope will return.
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Tug of Love
The pulling back and forth.
The stay with me don’t go.
The resistance pulling back.
I am me now let me go.
The letting go of the rope that ties
Two teams together.
I send my love along
with my end of the rope.
The stay with me don’t go.
The resistance pulling back.
I am me now let me go.
The letting go of the rope that ties
Two teams together.
I send my love along
with my end of the rope.
The Breeze
I sat outside tonight
On the porch step
Nothing spectacular
Just a breeze moving through the air
I noticed the Lantanas
Planted in the pot nearby
They danced nicely in the breeze
And the breeze danced nicely on my skin
I came to notice I was alone
In my observation of the evening
As I sat outside tonight
With nothing spectacular
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Bax The Garden Cat
Baxter was
born outside in a neighborhood called Rhorer's Heights.
Baxter’s
mama was a feral cat. Feral cats are
cats that are afraid of people because they have never lived with them. They have lived outside and that is life they
are used to.
One day
Mrs. H saw Baxter’s mama drinking from her birdbath and approached her. Mrs. H called Baxter’s mama “Annie” because
she was an orphan and did not have a home.
Mrs. H began to put cat food out on a plate for Annie.
One day
Mrs. H looked out her window and saw a kitten eating from the cat food
dish. It wasn’t Annie! It was a gray kitten. Mrs. H went to the door and the gray tabby
kitten ran away. Mrs. H named the kitten
Baxter and figured out that Baxter must be Annie’s kitten.
Mrs. H
began to see more of Baxter and less of Annie.
Perhaps Annie had moved on to another neighborhood, but her kitten
Baxter stayed near Mrs. H’s home. Mrs. H
put food and water out for him.
Baxter
decided that living near Mrs. H’s house was a good idea, so he became a regular
at coming to the patio.
Mrs. H had
never known a cat that was afraid of people.
She looked for information and found that kittens who are born outside
and are not around people are afraid of them.
Mrs. H also found information about a program to humanely trap a cat and
take it to the vet for rabies shot and neutering, which would make sure no more
kittens from that cat would be born.
Mrs. H
humanely trapped Baxter and took him to the vet where they took care of what
Bax needed then gave him an ear tip, so that anyone who saw Bax would know he
had already been trapped and neutered and given his rabies shot.
Mrs. H.
brought Baxter back to her yard and released him. Bax was still afraid and would not let people
touch him, but he still came for his breakfast and dinner every day.
Soon the
weather became chilly and Mrs. H knew Baxter needed a place to go to keep out
of the snow and the cold. She asked Mr.
H to build a shelter for Baxter.
Mr. H was
very handy and built a winter shelter for Baxter from simple instructions. He filled it with straw so that Baxter could
keep warm during cold weather.
Baxter
loved his shelter and stayed in it whenever it snowed or rained or the
temperature was cold.
Baxter’s
favorite seasons of the year, though, are spring, summer and fall. That is when you will see Bax relaxing and
sunning himself in Mrs. H’s garden.
Bax the
garden cat has a home outside. He
doesn’t want to live inside. The H’s are
his caretakers. He trusts them enough to
let them pet him while he is eating, but he won’t tolerate being picked
up. Bax is loved and cared for as are
many feral cats across the world.
Please
spay and neuter your pets. Judy Hilt.
Monday, October 5, 2015
Blue Moon
Once in a blue moon
I thought I saw a
ray of hope.
I thought I had a
chance
I thought I saw a
way to cope.
Once in a blue moon
My life was what I
wanted.
Not all sunshine
and butterflies
But it was not so
haunted.
Once in a blue moon
I did work that
pleased me.
I had time and
space and faith
I had the courage
to be me.
Once in a blue moon
I thought that I
could trust.
I hoped that you
would honor me
That hope has
turned to dust.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Home
He held me . . .
his arms wrapped ‘round me,
I felt the depth and breadth of his love,
with no words.
He wrapped his arms ‘round and held me.
The feeling hit deep inside;
I felt loved, but more...
Love so deep, deep into an acceptance I have never known.
So imbedded. Here to stay and never go.
So imbedded. Here to stay and never go.
Oh, such a home.
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