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We Smiling Watched

from the kitchen window
two cats playing
in the yard outside.
Saw one flop down, her legs stuck up
and when the other sauntered near
she reached and curved a lazy paw
around his unresisting head.
She pulled him down, then leaning back
drew him in to her endless neck.
He licked it clean with long wet strokes
then arching over glowed
as the favor was returned.
Then both lay down together
and bathed in the mid-day sun.
Then I said, would you like some tea
and she said yes, that would be lovely.

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