a nice, almost oriental piece here Robert. haha, VB (Vile Boris) is a certain devilish feline, legendary for his anthropomorphic mischief. KS 2008/11/26 robert e. watling jr. <[log in to unmask]> > A friend on the New Poetry list suggested Poetryetc might be interested in > this poem. She made reference to a certain "VB"? Please be gentle with this, > my first offering to the list. Thanks. > > crows > > crows have chased away the songbirds > in the morning I hear nothing > later I hear nothing but crows > > outside, and below my window > a wall seen only in winter > then one morning a big white cat > > it is raining here this morning > wet leaves, wet shingles on the roof > wet cat sitting on the brick wall > > rewjr > > -- > "Cogito ergo...how does that go again?"...rewjr. >