Cat Nap Time
she switches her tail
preens her furry gray paw, yawns
and coils into a ball
Susan Stone
copyright 2023
Cat Nap Time
Cats and Dogs
My Inner Critic is a Pain in the Neck
She gets my attention by pinching my neck.
“See, you are hurting yourself, and for what, no one cares. Why draw and paint faces or dogs and cats with funny ears and imperfect eyes? Why write these words and post to a blog that no one sees? Why do you do it? ”
I look at my funny cat drawing, and I tell her.
“Because it makes me happy.”
Copyright 2018 Susan Stone
Mixing it Up
My years as a portrait and pet photographer, digital photo artist, mixed media artist, and abstract painter is influencing my drawing, and maybe this is why I draw faces and animals. Realistic views are for my camera. I like to draw exaggerated features that bring out personality.
copyright Susan Stone 2018
Cut it Up
Make a mess
and cut it up
add a bird
a cat a
clock and
and wrap it up.
copyright Susan Stone 2018
Prompt: cat nose
My son and I resumed our prompt project–open for interpretation.
His prompt: cat nose
What a Cat Knows
A cat knows that if he alternates his stare to under the sofa— where his favorite ball of catnip rolled, and to his human’s face, his human will crawl under the sofa to retrieve the ball.
A cat knows that if he wraps his smooth, sleek body around his human’s legs and he forms a cute question mark with his tail, his human will jump through hoops for him till he figures out what he wants.
A cat knows his claws are sharper than the biggest, badass noisy dog and if he aims his weapons at the dogs’ eyes he has the upper paw.
A cat knows if he is aloof with his human, the human will love him more, just like he has observed in the human mating ritual.
A cat knows he is the alpha dog.
copyright Susan Stone 2018
cat with claws
a cat with claws
in the center of the dog park
all eyes on the cat.
copyright Susan Stone 2018
Model Dog
She asked
if I’m WILD from
props and poses
and suit and specs,
arf-arf
SPOT me a TREAT,
woof-woof
I’ll STAY and PLAY,
fwip -fwip, wag, wag,
bow-wow, woof- woof,
you do DIG dogs
don’t SPEAK?
Copyright Susan Stone 2018
Life from the Floor
I shiver and quiver and scamper away
from stomping, clunking,
of a dirt dragging day.
By Susan Stone
(copyright 2017)
Oh Joy
My dogs find joy everywhere. They easily get lost in a smell in the grass and leaves that drift in the breeze. But a new toy-that has them prancing and dancing.
A few of my small joys:
Raw Sugar hand soap- smells great and feels even better.
Funky socks from the Paul Smith store in Las Vegas.
A walk in the park – a natural attitude adjuster.
socks and soap
and a walk in the park-
oh joy.
by, Susan Stone
Poem Prompt: breath in, breath out, then write
Writing prompt from Alex:
The breathing exercise (stole this from school).
Breath in and breath out.
Now, breath in, and write a sentence containing the word dog before you breath out (don’t think much about it).
Elaborate on the sentence to make a poem.
My Rescue Dog
Woof – see me.
Howl – hear me.
Whine – protect me.
Sigh – I’m home.
Susan Stone
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