From the anthology Love Affairs at the Villa Nelle:
The Overview
My greatest love, a Persian cat,
arrived when I was twenty-two.
I wouldn't have expected that
I'd fall in love in seconds flat
with eyes of enigmatic blue.
My greatest love, a Persian cat,
refuted the old caveat:
Cat-love is not, like dog-love, true.
I wouldn't have expected that
she'd choose my lap for habitat,
but year by year her kindness grew.
My greatest love, a Persian cat,
outlasted many a fine male rat
including, my false darling, you.
(I wouldn't have expected that).
And so I find, while working at
My Life and Loves: An Overview,
my greatest love: a Persian cat.
I wouldn't have expected that.
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