There are certain phrases we hear so often
we just naturally assume they’re true,
or at the very least, in our experience
we never hear them as new.

All through our married life
we always had dogs, as in two,
because everyone knows
“two is easier than one” is true.

You’ve heard that well worn phrase,
“they fight like cats and dogs.”
We always assumed adding a cat to the mix
would result in a myriad of scrappy conflicts.

So it was with great trepidation,
we agreed with significant hesitation.
Buckling under to our daughter’s frustration
we agreed to her pleas, with much consternation.

We added a cat to the mix
expecting a storm of scrappy conflicts.
Blossom was a Siamese kitten
so cute, we were all quickly quite smitten.

And weren’t we incredibly surprised
when our fears were never realized.

Lyra stretched out her long Shepherd frame,
Blossom circled round, staking out her claim.
Lyra settled in for a nice long nap
and Blossom curled up, at home in her lap.

Written for NaPoWriMo Day 8. The challenge is to write a poem every day in April, National Poetry Writing Month.

The prompt at NaPoWriMo today is to “write a poem that centers around an encounter or relationship between two people (or things) that shouldn’t really have ever met – whether due to time, space, age, the differences in their nature, or for any other reason.” Photo is of our very large German Shepherd, Lyra, and our Siamese kitten, Blossom: taken many many years ago when our kids were very young.