Curtains

Curtains so sheer

the April sky bleeds through

grey and ponderous

I sleep alone

not even the cat

approaches

Pulses  leap

in the stone silence
a knocking

The April sky bleeds through

curtains so sheer

Henri le Chat Noir

 Written for Raven's Worzzle.
 http://ravensviews.blogspot.com/

Words for this week's 10-word challenge:  ennui, stars, salivate, charisma, perpetual, stupid, measurement, triangle, obsession, bother  And for the mini: gross, glorious, red ribbon, keys, sharp

This wordzzle was inspired by Henri le chat noir who ponders the meaning of life.

“A triangle lies on one side while its hypotenuse sags from the weight of  pretense.”  A quote attributed to Henri le chat.

Henri 2, Paw de Deux

Filmed in atmospheric black and white, this clip feature the world-weary and cynical Henri, a terribly serious little cat who reflects upon the ennui of modern life with resigned, existentialist despair. In French. With subtitles. 

Earned first place in first international cat video film festival, 2012.  Minneapolis, MN.  USA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q34z5dCmC4M

Ennui

J’entend les mots

Du chat Henri

What is this life

But rank ennui?

A bald cadence

Where obsessions reign

Stupid, ancient

Glorious ,vain.

Measurements

Of gross demeanor

Futile now as

Hearts grow leaner

The knife is sharp

The keys are flat

According to

One weary cat

Why all this bother

To salivate

Cold fish again

Predictably late.

A frizzed red ribbon

Catnip filled mice

Glittery balls

Meant to entice

Charisma, swag

So overrated

Moi, je prefere

What’s understated

But I grow tired

Of all this rhyme

Perpetual  iamb

And metered time

The languid rays

Of morning light

Disturb a nap

Bring back the night!

J’entend les mots

Du chat Henri

The stars go darK

Epistrophy

Henri le chat

Hi. I have not been posting regularly.  My muse is on sabbatical.

However, this past week, Raven’s word selection aroused her to write a silly rhyme inspired by Henri le Chat Noir.  If you haven’t met Henri le cynique or Raven the  gifted and tender, please consider visiting:

http://ravensviews.blogspot.com/

All the best!