I began writing poetry in elementary school and have attempted to have some published without success. Now I write for me and those who like to listen to them read aloud.)
Lost Keys
I put them down
I do not remember where,
I looked in the entry bureau,
Under our only table, here and there.
I listened to my cat
He begged, purring and mewing,
He rubbed his warm face on my shin
I rubbed him back scratching his chin.
Later when looking for paper
I found them lying
Like a kitten napping
When it purrs, purring and purring.