Cat with 5-7-5 Lives

1. opening/summary:
summer: the season
wet nose, rough tongue and dander
Summer: the house cat

2. summer/fa’ahita’u māfana:
heavy heat floats while
cool air sinks on tabby fur -
cat turned kitchen tile

3. drought/pakukā:

pink-black-white toe beans

peeking out Kmart bedsheets

late for work again

4. autumn/fa’ahita’u fakatōlau:
whiskers vibrating 
purring while i go toilet?
let me pee in peace!

5. cyclone/afā:

claws scrape prayer mat

zoomies during fajr time

rushing my salah

6. winter/fa’ahita’u momoko:
cockroach on ceiling
meow at falling insect
chewing - second death

7. flood/tāfea:

rapid rippling ribs

groaning primordial pouch

mushed kibble hairball

8. spring/fa’ahita’u failau:
petals of carpet
under paw pad when walking
inside is outside

9. closing/poetic reflection:
the space where nature
and observation collide
specificity