Image: Nina Bisognani
Cat Napping
While rifling through a desk drawer the other day,
I came across a favorite photo of a cat
Napping in the sun.
All stretched out as only cats can be,
Curled around the base of a pot of geraniums,
Looking blissfully content.
Her mouth closed in the shape of a smile.
I was reminded that long summer days,
Days for cat napping
Are passing us by
Much more quickly than I realized.
During these long, lazy days, I have been
Spending too much time inside
Working at the computer,
Doing indoor chores,
Watching summer happen outside
Through my office window.
Perhaps you are doing the same.
Perhaps we should remind ourselves
That the next few weeks are times for rejoicing
In the life that is teeming around us
Outside.
Let us breathe this season in,
The full throat and belly of it.
Let us feel it in our bones.
And thank God for warm sunny days.
Nina Bisognani