Right here, right now, as I sit down to write,
my cat plants her
purring self
on my
lap
and
begins
to nudge my
writing hand as
if to say, “You can write another day.
I’m old and I
need you right
here, right
now.”
She
is soon
joined by a
lonely dog, and
right here, right now, I set my pen aside.
JDG