tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post3552352324645582709..comments2023-10-31T09:13:27.144-07:00Comments on The Cat Box: RealityCatherine Viberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-26781544816633043342009-10-02T06:33:44.306-07:002009-10-02T06:33:44.306-07:00This abstract of reality
Speaks volume from a spac...This abstract of reality<br />Speaks volume from a space empty<br />in shades of yellow and blue<br />depict life's black and white hue<br />the lightening, awaken the truth<br />bringing wisdom with age to earth<br />know that you are blessed with age<br />as you see life's truth like a sage!<br /><br /><br />Many more Happy Returns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-27138691585601985562009-10-01T05:33:07.057-07:002009-10-01T05:33:07.057-07:00Catherine, it hurts me so that I haven’t found out...Catherine, it hurts me so that I haven’t found out on time about your birthday and so I missed it.<br /><br />Bounded by flesh<br />Yet not limited<br />Not even by the stars<br />Your soul soars<br /><br />Manny Happy Returns of the Day, my dear friend. Manny more multiples of seven!<br /><br />xoxoxoVesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417602625059442986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-40922978672506465512009-09-30T18:48:33.205-07:002009-09-30T18:48:33.205-07:00somehow this year
i forgot to think
about all the ...somehow this year<br />i forgot to think<br />about all the quiet <br />violets that crush <br />under my stinging tears<br />and forgot to see all<br />the shapeless birds<br />building nests of words<br />in trees of hope in <br />branches of faith<br />in a darkness that<br />bleeds to purple<br /><br />Sorry to be late - I want to wish you the happiest year ever. Happy Birthday, dear Cat!K.Lawson Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11204234196229710524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-56893236902071984362009-09-29T15:30:59.818-07:002009-09-29T15:30:59.818-07:00JR, thanks!
Aniket, you are completely forgiven! ...JR, thanks!<br /><br />Aniket, you are completely forgiven! I love your poem. (both of them! :-)<br /><br />Jorc, Thank you that is so lovely!Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-4108628094785532332009-09-29T13:06:22.489-07:002009-09-29T13:06:22.489-07:00a piece of her here
a piece of her there
love oh l...a piece of her here<br />a piece of her there<br />love oh love she does<br />both one and the other<br />blinded by grace<br />to hurt no one<br />how long will her heart<br />be torn thus <br />one way<br />and the other<br />when will she find joy<br />in greaving one<br />and loving the other<br /><br />Happy Birthday Cat!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-55146248143990482622009-09-29T02:34:06.796-07:002009-09-29T02:34:06.796-07:00I'm sooooooo verrrrrryy Sorrrrrrry to have mis...I'm sooooooo verrrrrryy Sorrrrrrry to have missed wishing you a very happy b'day on time. I hope you didn't need my wishes and had a supernova-ish blast of a birthday! May you turn all powerful as the seventh son of the seventh son on your seven square. :)<br /><br /><br />I wish I had wished you,<br />If not before, then just in time.<br />I wish I had written for you<br />The sweetest of rhymes.<br /><br />But reality can suck,<br />And I cant turn back time<br />Though if I could, I'd write a few lines<br />To thank you, praise you and bring you a smile<br /><br />You have been a great inspiration<br />And such a sweet friend<br />Even close to the naughty fifty<br />You set the latest trends.<br /><br />You've gifted us with many<br />Haiku, sonnets and proses<br />Also, your with the brush,<br />Beats anyday, a bunch of roses.<br /><br />So forgive me, my friend<br />for I am late to thank<br />I cross my heart and swear<br />I've been totally frank<br /><br />You most certainly are<br />You are a treasured one<br />Looking forward to your next 50<br />And hell loads of fun!Aniket Thakkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311954967682696734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-65983233826633569562009-09-29T02:34:06.513-07:002009-09-29T02:34:06.513-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Aniket Thakkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311954967682696734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-57228016176590585602009-09-29T02:17:46.654-07:002009-09-29T02:17:46.654-07:00I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm Sorry! I'...I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry!<br /><br />I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry!<br /><br />I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm So SO SO So Very Sorry!<br /><br />I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry!<br /><br />I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry!<br /><br />I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry!<br /><br />I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry!Aniket Thakkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311954967682696734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-67029685212024249302009-09-28T15:45:45.551-07:002009-09-28T15:45:45.551-07:00And so words brought your way
Sentiments with care...And so words brought your way<br />Sentiments with care ever convey<br />Blessings and tidings of cheer<br />To celebrate your 49th year.<br /><br />My wish - GREAT one for sure!<br />Do stop by.Rose Marie Raccioppihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327247225256540829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-27248107385169640682009-09-28T08:19:54.022-07:002009-09-28T08:19:54.022-07:00Reality comes, goes.
Is coloured, is colourless.
...Reality comes, goes.<br />Is coloured, is colourless.<br /><br />There is dark <br />there is light<br /><br />there is you<br />there is me<br /><br />there is Buddha<br />in all his glory...<br /><br />it's all a gift <br />the pain and the beauty<br /><br />and you are Beauty! <br /><br />...Happy Birthday Sis! <br />Beautiful work! <br />much love~<br />~CalliCallihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-54103053722282948732009-09-27T15:37:30.286-07:002009-09-27T15:37:30.286-07:00One More Until Fifty
Seven in heaven squared
Imag...One More Until Fifty<br /><br />Seven in heaven squared<br />Imagine ...<br />Leaving your heart in San Francisco<br />No sky above us<br />We all live in a Yellow Submarine<br />So blow out the candles<br />... and pass the mustard.<br /><br />JR TomlinsonJR's Thumbprintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479324326541901987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-46587022693411442392009-09-27T04:37:05.260-07:002009-09-27T04:37:05.260-07:00Rispa, Karen, Steve E, Rick, I thank you so much f...Rispa, Karen, Steve E, Rick, I thank you so much for the birthday wishes! <br /><br />Bon Bon Magillicutty, you crack me up now just like you did way back in the day when we were both young and so very naive. :-) Not a day goes by that I don't think of you because your painting (which I love so much) on my bedroom wall is the first thing I see in the morning.<br /><br />Walking Man, It was calm and energizing both. :-) <br /><br />All ye poets, thank you so much for the awesomeness.Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-44095817207754911982009-09-27T04:21:09.482-07:002009-09-27T04:21:09.482-07:00Hope you had a good and calm birthday young 'u...Hope you had a good and calm birthday young 'un.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-21971652849706052792009-09-26T21:03:27.621-07:002009-09-26T21:03:27.621-07:00A flower blooms bold on a darkened hillside
The su...A flower blooms bold on a darkened hillside<br />The sun nearly rises<br />But Catvibe is <br />Oh so<br />Old....<br />Yet wise...Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12180804346534912676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-72940921488899343222009-09-26T10:46:45.976-07:002009-09-26T10:46:45.976-07:00Happy Birthday, Cat! I'm dry as far as poetry ...Happy Birthday, Cat! I'm dry as far as poetry goes - suffering from it right now, but I have good wishes for you, anyway.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-80873052684871816292009-09-26T09:42:33.175-07:002009-09-26T09:42:33.175-07:00I wish I could write a poem for you, but I can'...I wish I could write a poem for you, but I can't. I would however, like to wish you a very special day! The last year of a decade - may it be special, meaningful and filled with miracles for you.Rispa Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16262999862225753475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-58077197311187977852009-09-26T08:50:42.351-07:002009-09-26T08:50:42.351-07:00The egg split, transient
as a golden bubble blown...The egg split, transient <br />as a golden bubble blown <br />by a downy--headed child <br />with a wand and tube <br />of birthday soap. <br /><br />The egg split, and out <br />came the sky, birthed <br />new and gleaming, <br />dreaming <br />of a chaos of feathered <br />wings and the patter <br />of triumphant storm.RachelWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18225401230724459199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-13874686282535190472009-09-26T08:11:43.825-07:002009-09-26T08:11:43.825-07:00Anger does not stick
to purple ashes rained on
and...Anger does not stick<br />to purple ashes rained on<br />and silent, sepia bones <br />drained of all lightning <br /><br />Reality is a static song<br />filled with seconds<br />that cannot sustain themselves<br />and structures that fall<br />like hearts once did <br /><br />Despair it<br />Or not<br /><br />It does not care <br /><br />---<br /><br />Happy Birthday, Cat! You are merging your heart, mind, passion, and experience to make a beautiful reality brushed by all colors of dreams. <br /><br />And you're a very dear friend.Sarah Hinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-77181334513332895362009-09-26T00:27:10.725-07:002009-09-26T00:27:10.725-07:00Diverted into dreams
of naked illusions
floating i...Diverted into dreams<br />of naked illusions<br />floating in fragile bubbles<br />of golden stardust<br />bathing in sugar-coated<br />cotton candy sweetness<br />until reality strikes back<br />with it's icy hand<br />demanding it's rightful presence<br />in our headless minds<br /><br /><br />Wishing you a very, very Happy Birthday Cat. Have a wonderful day!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286909482780350161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-30891107399279896102009-09-25T19:51:57.085-07:002009-09-25T19:51:57.085-07:00Hey Cat! Happy Birthday and my apologies for not v...Hey Cat! Happy Birthday and my apologies for not visiting in a while. I've been busier than a worker ant who has a dozen different nests!<br /><br />Here is my poem:<br /><br />Sweet age dissolves the mind,<br />awareness <br />flows forth from the cerebral cave of inexperience and youth,<br />connecting through the ethereal,<br />assembled with the whole, experiencing<br />the self beyond physical form.<br />Peace in that there can never be death as we are confident in our legacy,<br />admit our imperfections<br />and grow with our thoughts in others.<br />For this is life, where chronology, at first a foe,<br />becomes friend. May the journey<br />be longer, much longer,<br />and when time beckons us to rest, so it shall be.Ed Meershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06079101364912241838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-84518235259210595002009-09-25T14:34:31.484-07:002009-09-25T14:34:31.484-07:00Everyone, I am so grateful and excited about these...Everyone, I am so grateful and excited about these poems. I'm going to post them tomorrow. :-)Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-52562621845615953152009-09-25T05:16:55.312-07:002009-09-25T05:16:55.312-07:00IMAGES OF REALITY
Lightening breaks the define
b...IMAGES OF REALITY<br /><br />Lightening breaks the define <br />between the blue black seas <br />and the sun opening sky. <br />Witnessing with <br />attached detachment <br />of all that sails <br />within the sight <br />unseen with mere eyes.<br /> <br />I am yet bound by sight<br />to know the color <br />that forms the shapes <br />the shapes the images <br />the images the idea <br />and the idea the reason.<br /><br />9-25-09<br /><br />Be Well Cat and find that 49 is still a child in the great scheme of time.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-9293410897229080412009-09-25T01:08:17.000-07:002009-09-25T01:08:17.000-07:00Timeless echos near and far..
reaching out to stir...Timeless echos near and far..<br />reaching out to stir the quiet unrest, becoming light and leaning<br />before our eager minds.<br /><br />Only a concept that is time<br />Count the lifetime.. 49.<br /><br />Happy, happy, Birthday Cat !!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15144036569748137691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-26050998917396656872009-09-24T20:19:57.494-07:002009-09-24T20:19:57.494-07:00I'm poetry challenged, Cat, but I hope you'...I'm poetry challenged, Cat, but I hope you'll allow me to stop by and wish you happy birthday anyway, Cat. Ypu are a dear and lovely person and have graced us all with your internet presence.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-9873597490173258822009-09-24T17:41:11.716-07:002009-09-24T17:41:11.716-07:00broken in the hole I dug for you
yellow on black
y...broken in the hole I dug for you<br />yellow on black<br />yellow for roots<br />but I will not sprinkle the dirt<br />or stomp down mud<br />reeking between my toes<br />take the little piece of sun<br />a fish for maize<br />I know my place<br />in the shade<br /><br />Happy birthday Cat!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com