Wednesday, August 17, 2016

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MISS PRETTY
Back then, it was easy to sit, hours on end
To have kinky hair corn-rowed with, or
Without the extensions added, to lend
The length of vanity, time thus courted;
Youth and its foibles reveled hours on end
While 'Miss Pretty' sat poised on the wall
She adored these glam hours we would spend
Hairdresser braided, she preened or napped
A yellow-eyed little fur-balled friend
So well named such a hoity toity cat,
Those were days of coiffure hours on end
MISS PRETTY © gillena cox 2016


Blog hopping today at
Midweek Motif ~ cats: in response to Susan's prompt


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27 comments:

  1. SusanAugust 17, 2016 at 9:57 AM

    LOVE this scene. Given half an inch, I'm sure that cat would have pounced!

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  2. Gillena CoxAugust 17, 2016 at 10:15 AM

    Thanks for a fun prompt today Susan. Happy you dropped in to read mine

    Much love...

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    1. SusanAugust 17, 2016 at 8:33 PM

      I forgot to mention the video which I've seen a few times-- I always have to watch it all the way through, too, fun bright and cool!

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  3. Sherry Blue SkyAugust 17, 2016 at 12:02 PM

    I love this scene, the hair being corn-rowed, the kitty blissfully watching and dozing. Love "yellow-eyed little fur balled friend". So sweet.

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    1. Gillena CoxAugust 17, 2016 at 2:26 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Sherry

      much love...

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  4. UnknownAugust 17, 2016 at 2:09 PM

    What a sweet poem Gillena - excellent work

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  5. Maude LynnAugust 17, 2016 at 2:13 PM

    This is so sweet!

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  6. Myrna R.August 17, 2016 at 2:15 PM

    Aw. How nice to have a cute little cat around while someone's doing your hair. And the little cat is so aptly named to live in hair salon - What else could Miss Pretty be, but pretty?
    Enjoyed this Gillena.

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    1. Gillena CoxAugust 17, 2016 at 2:28 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Myrna

      much love...

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  7. JulianAugust 17, 2016 at 3:46 PM

    An enjoyable read, with a scene set so well.

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    1. Gillena CoxAugust 17, 2016 at 5:29 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Julian

      Much love...

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  8. Jae RoseAugust 17, 2016 at 3:57 PM

    What a joyful memory - some animals help define your childhood they are so important..and the video kept me smiling - two Miss Pretty's in their own ways

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  9. Magical Mystical TeacherAugust 17, 2016 at 4:15 PM

    What fun to have a kitty watching the braiding process!

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  10. Old EggAugust 17, 2016 at 7:08 PM

    What a beautiful scene you painted Gillena that this reader so easily pictured in his mind.

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    1. Gillena CoxAugust 17, 2016 at 7:49 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Robin

      Much love...

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  11. MaryAugust 18, 2016 at 4:22 PM

    Miss Pretty sounds like a very special cat!! (Of course, all cats KNOW they are special. Smiles.)

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  12. Susan AndersonAugust 19, 2016 at 2:14 AM

    I've known a hoity toity cat or two in my time... :)

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  13. Rosemary Nissen-WadeAugust 20, 2016 at 2:58 AM

    Idyllic times by the sound of it – and youthful. (Smile)

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  14. kaykualaAugust 20, 2016 at 5:42 AM

    Miss Pretty sure has a place in every customer's heart. It takes the focus off from the bothersome braiding process!

    Hank

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  15. IntelliblogAugust 24, 2016 at 2:40 AM

    Good one, Gillena. Nice to have had agreeable company at the hairdresser's... :-)

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  16. Gillena CoxAugust 28, 2016 at 11:06 AM

    Thanks for dropping in Nicholas

    much love...

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