The cat's name means ghost in Chinese. She disappears into the grass, Jumps straight elevator up And returns to her brood with a vole for lunch.
Her paws like the three skittish sets Winking in the dark of the barn Are white and with an extra toe, maybe three. Yao-ling sounds to me a lot like Dolly Parton
Imploring the town slut, mercy. Dolly Parton sends every baby born in Tennessee A book a month until they're five. She has my aunt's smile, and, I imagine, back pain.