11-11-2016, 01:57 PM
This wasn't intended as tail pulling or even, iin one sense, as humor, so I'll detail what it was about: the opening which puzzled many uses the exact colors found in the breakfast leavings and bowl; the last quote before "meow!" is a rephrasing of what the cat owner said to his pet, both tied to the poem's title which, I'd hoped, would prompt reflection on how our lives provide fodder for our poems. Quote marks enclosed the cat owner's verse whose corny dialogue reflected his limited mastery of the language. It's possible I was was more confused than my welcome critiquers; if so, forgive me.