Spooked

observational

sparrows nesting in
hedge ivy
do not venture where
the terracotta warrior
stands on guard
his full eighteen inches
protecting the graves
of felines long gone

it’s almost as though
they sense the presence
of the ghosts of those once sly
prowlers of the undergrowth
and the bird seed shaken
from the feeders suspended
on orange blossom branches
remain at the feet of
the already fallen

Reviews

[Mauricio Montoya]

Wow! Having fear we that have everything, birds have instincts but even then those who have fallen it texts to survive and get to fly I have yet to fall from the wind.
Thank you for sharing.

[Chris Shaw]

Keep flying Mauricio. Way to go. Thank you my friend for stopping by. You are appreciated.

Chris

[Chris]

A regular "Pet Sematary" a la Steven King - chuckling here. Nicely penned Chris.

[Chris Shaw]

How lovely to find a visit from you Chris. So appreciate the read and pleased it gave you a chuckle. Have a beautiful week.

Chris

[Lorry]

To behoves Chris, I wouldn't trust those kittie ghostseither, especially if I looked to them like a nando's appetiser! 😃

[Chris Shaw]

Thanks for the smile Lorry) Hope you have been enjoying the heat. Very hot down south.

read moreThanks for the smile Lorry) Hope you have been enjoying the heat. Very hot down south.

Chris

[red93]

Fabulous Chris - so subtle and full of insight. Exceptional ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[Chris Shaw]

Many thanks Tony. All the best.

Chris

[Thomas W Case]

Beautiful painting of this scene. Great work, Chris.

[Chris Shaw]

Many thanks dear Thomas. I appreciate you.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

The cats lick their chops when they see birds...the birds sense their presence....and somehow even when those cats pass on, their ghosts still scare those poor birds..
And yet I read this and I think of our leader with his orange blossom hair...the kind of petal that opens wide, takes in all it can...but can't take it with him and in the end...he will be the fallen.
j.

[Chris Shaw]

Dear J, you made me laugh. Your leader with his orange blossom hair. I reckon he will haunt a few as well lol.

Chris

[Vol]

Chris...
My wife raised Persian cats for years before she died... She banned me from all participation except I was the SDPS (super duper pooper scooper) and driver when we delivered... Out of Nashville to Pasadena Texas, to Cape May, NJ, to Jacksonville, Florida...
I have only one of them left, Phaedra... a smoke gray beauty with a resting scowl face. And there Is Roxie, our 17 year old Torti... I'm sure she will join the other ghosts in the not too distant future...
The thing is you reveal a lovely heart of you own...

[Chris Shaw]

That was quite a job you had Vol:) pooper scooper. I guess that was one thing your late wife was happy for you to do:) We have always been cat lovers. We are on our fifth cat. All previous cats were male and well behaved. This one is a female, she has scratched the furniture to pieces and can be as moody as hell. Kisses one minute and claws the next lol. Thank you for all your reads. I will visit soon. Not been on WC much lately.

Chris

[Vol]

Chris,
So I noticed... :-)