My Cat is A Cat Burglar ~ a short poem by Katrina Curtiss 7/26/2020

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Basura, The Cat Burglar 7/26/2020

The Adventures Of Basura continue ~ Basura Cat sat by the door with a shoe I thought myself, “This is something new” It wasn’t her shoe, it wasn’t mine Oh where has this shoe been all of this time? Then I saw that she was hiding a sock She rubbed…

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My Cat Sings The Baby Shark Song ~ a short poem by Katrina Curtiss 7/24/2020

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Basura Sings Baby Shark 7/24/2020

Being a music teacher, there are some songs that you have to learn so that you can teach. This is the biggest kids "hit" from 2019 (originally released in 2016). I have to admit, I felt kind of bad telling the kids to practice this song over and over... Basura…

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My Cat Knows Better Than Me ~ a short poem by Katrina Curtiss 7/20/2020

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Basura Comes To My Rescure 7/20/2020

I have to admit, I'm a News junkie, bad habit from when I was a News Director, Public Affairs Director during my years in Radio. I also have to admit, that I spend time on Facebook ~ the reason? I feel it gives me a look at how other people…

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My Cat Plays The Lottery ~ a short poem by Katrina Curtiss 7/19/2020

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Basura tries to Win the Lottery 7/19/2020

The Adventures Of Basura Continue... Basura cat jumped to my desk from the floor Saying, “I don’t want to be poor anymore” She’d snuck out and bought two lottery tickets She said, “I’m going to win, in my bones I can feel it!” “Two tickets!” I exclaimed, “Where did you…

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It’s Hard To Be An Empath ~ by Katrina Curtiss 7/17/2020

Some people feel more deeply than others, are more intuitive, perceptive, and more "filter less" than most. Social media has become a battleground of "experts" spouting misinformation, judgments and blatant hatred for so many things on so many levels. I humbly put before you, is we are all in this…

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My Cat And Her Name ~ a short poem by Katrina Curtiss 7/17/2020

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Basura Cat Sketch 7/17/2020

Basura cat wanted to chat A chatting cat, imagine that We got onto the topic of names, Of cars, bicycles and board games.   “How did I get mine?” she asked as I petted her ears A topic, I’d avoided for many a year “Well,” I said, “Now that you’ve…

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The Lonely Music Teacher ~ by Katrina Curtiss 7/16/2020

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Empty Student's Chair 7/16/2020

I’m cleaning out all of my teaching material, hoping that much like when you wash your car it rains. If I clean it out, toss stuff out, suddenly the world will right itself and we’ll get back to normal. I’ve been at it for hours, going through everything, my God,…

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Some People Say ~ by Katrina Curtiss 7/14/2020

Some people say, “America, love it or leave it” I say, “American love it and try to change it.” Some people say, “Wait until November 4thand the virus will disappear” I say, “It’s a global pandemic you moron” Some people say, “If you say “All Lives Matter” you’re racist because…

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It’s A Whole New Ball Game ~ by Katrina Curtiss 7/13/2020

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COVID-19 Risk Level 7/13/2020

Texas, where I hang my hat, is a cesspool of COVID~19 ~ Here in San Antonio, today our risk level is Severe-Critical. When they reopened our city, they did it too fast, they "Politicians" promised that we would go in phases, pending a flatline or a decrease in the number of…

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My Cat Gives Me A Drawing Lesson ~ by Katrina Curtiss 7/13/2020

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Basura van Gogh 7/13/2020

Basura cat wants to teach me to draw She holds onto the pencil with her right paw She uses all the colors that she can find To make her drawings, much better than mine. One day, she hid my pencils in her litter box She said, “Go find them now,…

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