she’s maleficent
so magnificent
black cat
huntress proficient
mercy deficient
poor rat
acting diffident
looking innocent
hiss…spat!
photo by lynn
The “Lai” is an old French form with 9-line stanza(s) of 5 syllables/2 syllables in repeated pattern and rhyme scheme: aabaabaab. Prompted by Grace at dVerse Poets
a poem in my pocket 
May 11, 2019 @ 19:57:45
Starting with “maleficent”, that was brave…very clever!
May 11, 2019 @ 23:02:49
Thanks…glad you like it 🙂
May 09, 2019 @ 12:01:39
Looking at the photo I can sense the “mercy deficient” especially toward a rat.
May 09, 2019 @ 20:19:09
😉
Apr 29, 2019 @ 06:26:50
A beautiful black cat Lynn. Thanks for joining our poetry form challenge.
Apr 29, 2019 @ 08:52:40
It was an interesting challenge! Thank you, Grace 🙂
Apr 28, 2019 @ 23:49:09
And very pretty she is too! Heartless, never! 🐱🐭
Apr 29, 2019 @ 08:50:17
Just living by her instincts, right?!
Apr 29, 2019 @ 09:24:13
Absolutely! I love cats. It’s the mystery.
Apr 28, 2019 @ 12:02:01
Well, this is just the cat’s meow! A perfect lai .. and a beautiful cat!
Apr 28, 2019 @ 13:57:53
🙂 Her name is Liz…but it could be Maleficent!
Apr 28, 2019 @ 11:23:53
Superb. Perfect for the form. Just saw the movie Captain Marvel and reminded me of that cat.
Apr 28, 2019 @ 13:59:18
Thanks for commenting, Sabio.
Apr 27, 2019 @ 14:18:22
Love a feline like that… I’m probably not a rat.
Apr 27, 2019 @ 17:53:48
Yes, she’s a favorite with the toms around here.
Apr 26, 2019 @ 23:11:13
good description!
Apr 27, 2019 @ 17:54:35
thanks for reading, Jade!