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Contributor Series 6: A Currency of Words, I let my words purr like a cat


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Contributor Series 6: A Currency of Words
I let my words purr like a cat
By Laura Zucca-Scott

I let my words purr like a cat
Rolling in comfort and unspoken love
Hoping understanding would break the night

Hope is never easy to come by
Sought after, corruptible and pure,
A child jumping in his father’s arms

Words are overrated
Chimeras of sophisticated times
Dangerous and simple

If only one word could be spoken
I hope it would speak of love
Slow and caring, and new

Like a cat purring in my arms

Laura Zucca-Scott’s poem Maze of Tomorrows (September 2010) is her most recent appearance at vox poetica.




3 Responses to “Contributor Series 6: A Currency of Words, I let my words purr like a cat”

  1. Jean says:

    Ahhh, a poem of love, dangerous simplicity, cats, and comfort, and words! I’d wrap it around myself and keep it always, if I could!

    Thank you, Laura

  2. Paul says:

    I really liked this poem!!! 🙂 I found myself purring like a kitten after reading it.

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