Surprise Poem by Richard Brautigan

Surprise

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I lift the toliet seat
as if it were the nest of a bird
and I see cat tracks
all around the edge of the bowl.

Richard Brautigan
Monday, January 13, 2003
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Glen Kappy 23 February 2020

as one who's lived with cats, this made me smile—something funny observed and, wisely in my view, left just as it is. - gk

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Alison mujati 23 February 2020

Beautiful poem o like it so much

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Edward Kofi Louis 23 February 2020

Muse of the house, Muse of your residence. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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