2 Poems

Wonders Never Cease

My cat leaps up in a single bound balancing effortlessly along the kitchen counter’s edge with the grace of a gymnast She pauses briefly by the dish drain without knocking down the precariously placed herbal shampoo bottle She peers around it then stares in wide-eyed wonder at the curious creature who willingly wets her hair Bubble Wrap Mania My mother wraps her miniature dachshund in plastic bubble wrap in lieu of a raincoat carefully cutting slits for ears and tail Next, she’ll make matching little booties so she can tell he’s coming when she hears the popping sounds