Wondering

Sometimes I personify objects,

Chairs.

Do they have preferences about who sits in

Them?

On what does it

Depend?

What the sitter wears –

Soft leather pants.

A pinstriped designer suit.

A red velvet gown.

  — Do older ones age gracefully, or long for

Repair? What of wicker, oak, rockers, or recliners

Do they get tired of all the weight. Long for solitude. Dread the vintage indentations?

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Sometimes I anthropomorphize animals.

Bears. Do they count big trees instead of sheep to sleep at night? Do blue herons compare and gossip about the very best fishing

Holes?

Do raccoons give each other advice about which trash receptacles in the neighborhood contain the tastiest

Leftovers?

Does my cat judge my choice of TV shows, books I

Read?

I’m pretty sure she does. She likely does not think well of

Me.

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Things I will count on my journey to sleep tonight,

Other than sheep –

– Chocolate cupcakes with vanilla frosting.

(a better way to enjoy them that doesn’t add calories to my weight)

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– Heart shaped things,

Pink sapphires

Salted chocolate caramel truffles

Tiny dollhouse size cookies

Individual plum blossoms in springtime

The pink hearts from a box of Lucky Charms

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– Cats,

Of all sizes and kinds,

Tigers

House panthers

Jaguars

Lions

Bobcats

Mountain Lions

Then I’ll wonder what they dream while they sleep.

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