Frank The Kitten

Frank Senryu Series 4
11010 - Is this a joke to you, dad?

Dad got me a hat.
But he also gave me treats.
I'll kill him later.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry #ChristmasCats

A freshly decorated Christmas tree in the foreground with Frank, an orange tabby, perched on the top level of a cat tree in the background.

Frank Senryu Series 4
11001 - Antici...

This tree seems special
So Frank will sit and keep watch -
All these toys are his.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry #happyholidays

Frank, an orange tabby, lays on his back on my legs and casually bathes himself while I pet his belly.

Frank Senryu Series 4
11000 - Alarm!

Dad's alarm just beeped.
So now it's the perfect time
To sit here and bathe.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

Frank, an orange tabby, is perplexed by a piece of chicken breast in a plastic bag that has been pounded flat.

Frank Senryu Series 4
10111 - Confusion!

Father beats chicken
for dinner - Frank can't touch it
How is this a meal?

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

Frank Senryu Series 4
10110 - In Spirit, if not Action

Frank would like to say
Thank you for all the kind words -
Happy Thanksgiving

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry #HappyThanksgiving

Frank sticks his head in dad's water cup

He can't reach, so frank dips his paws into dad's water cup

Frank licks the taste of sweet victory ( and water) from his paw

Frank Senryu Series 4
10101 - Law of Distribution

Father has water
And Frank is Very Thirsty
Frank is glad dad shares.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

Frank Senryu Series 4
10100 - No Ragrets

Drove nine hundred miles
To change both our lives - and still
I have no regrets

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry #AdoptDontShop

Frank, an orange tabby, lays on the top shelf of his blue cat tree and looks like he's laughing at a joke.

Frank Senryu Series 4
10011 - A Dad Joke is Apparent

Dad tells me dad jokes
I laugh, so he tells me more.
This is pun-ishment.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry #dadjokes

Puddles, a black cat, lays on his side in the foreground, while Frank, an orange tabby, lies in a sunbeam in the background. The third member of the clowder is nowhere to be seen.

Frank Senryu Series 4
10010 - 2 out of 3 ain't bad

In golden shadow,
My clowder - they grip my heart.
Wait. Where is Chessie?

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

What if you're 19 2-year-old cats in a trench coat?

Frank, and orange tabby, peeks from beneath a set of blinds that he is partially hidden behind. He's not really hidden at all, nor is he being particularly sneaky, but his look brings to mind the look of a mischievous child hiding from a parent.

Frank Senryu Series 4
10001 - Where Did He Go?

Frank has disappeared.
Where, oh where, could he have gone?
I miss him so much.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

Frank Senryu Series 4
10000 - PEMDAS

When it comes to maths,
Frank reminds you of one thing.
The answer is treats.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

Frank Senryu Series 4
01111 - Frank Needs a Vacation

Frank needs a long nap
To recover from his day.
Sleeping is hard work!

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

Frank, an orange tabby, lays on the uppermost platform of a six-foot tall cat tree. His paws are resting over the front edge as he looks down over everything.

Frank Senryu Series 4
01110 - No Gnus is Good Gnus

From atop his perch
Frank cosplays as Mufasa -
It's good to be king.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

A long perspective shot of Frank, an orange tabby, from the tail as he is lying down and looking back at the camera as he and dad enjoy a lazy morning

Frank Senryu Series 4
01101 - Fields of Poppies

Dad says that today,
Is the day that we thank vets -
So thanks for my shots.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

(as a kid, I genuinely thought that it was Veterinarians Day. Now that I'm a vet myself, I still like to occasionally think that as deflection)

Skarsgård is so good in that series. That entire damn family is just talented.

(you are talking about murderbot, right?)

Also, the books. So good.

Frank, an orange tabby, is attempting to fold a black T-shirt on a small table. And by fold, we mean that he has crumpled it up and is fighting with it.

Frank Senryu Series 4
01100 - Cat Origami

Frank helps with laundry.
He tries to fold the t-shirts.
Frank, we hang those up.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

Frank, an orange tabby, is waking up from being underneath a blue patchwork blanket with an inquisitive look as he looks at something out of frame to the right.

Frank Senryu Series 4
01011 - What?

Time to make donuts,
Dad says - Frank has a question.
Um, what are donuts?

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry
#Winchells

Puddles, a black cat, lays on the floor, slightly lifting his head with a weary look in his eyes.

Puddles has placed his head back on the floor and looks off into the distance, as today has already been exhausting.

Puddles' Senryu Interlude

"Not Today, Dad"

Puddles has decreed
Today is a lazy day.
Dad will not quibble.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry #Caturday

There's no such thing as a foster fail. There are only friends finding their furrever home a little early.

It's pumpkin bread with cinnamon cream cheese, so Frank did get a little nibble.

Frank the kitten, an orange tabby, has jumped up in his father's lap and is trying to take a bite of the slice of fresh pumpkin bread with cinnamon cream cheese.

Frank Senryu Series 4
01010 - Community Property

Father baked a treat.
Obviously, it's for me -
Stop eating it Dad.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

Frank, an orange tabby, lays on his back in his black and white checkered bed with a self-satisfied closed mouth grin on his face.

Frank Senryu Series 4
01001 - Be Like Water

Frank is a fluid
Able to fill what he's in
Like his father's heart.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

Frank, the titular orange tabby, is sitting in a cardboard box with his head sticking out as he looks to the left.

Frank Senryu Series 4
01000 - A Better Ending

Alternate ending
to Se7en when Brad Pitt asks,
"What's in the darn box!?"

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

Frank Senryu Series 4
00111 - The Eternal Enemy

The foe of all cats
The red dot, who sneaks by us
We must be wary.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

A medium close up spot of Frank, an orange tabby, who is being held by his dad. Frank has a semi-indignant look on his face, as he has just had his nose cleaned of stray boogers.

Frank Senryu Series 4
00110 - Boundaries

You can pick your cat
You can pick your nose. But dad...
Don't pick your cats nose.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

(Frank sometimes gets a little crusty booger by his nose and a damp towel helps. He always seems so offended afterwards.)

Chessie, a torby cat, and Frank, an orange tabby, are relaxing in an oversized cat bed head to tail, with Frank looking at the camera as if to say, there's nothing going on here.

Frank Senryu Series 4
00101 - Nunya

Dad, what goes on here
When you're not home, is nunya.
Like, nunya business.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

Thank you for that gentle reminder. Frank and dad will make sure that appropriate alt text is included.

Kind of ironic, considering I'm doing a 508 compliance review right now on the app I work on.

Frank Senryu Series 4
00100 - Dishevelment

Frank's favorite spot
is getting belly scritches.
So weird, yet perfect.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry #Caturday

You are right. These aren't very serious in tone, are they? Thanks for that clarification. 🐱