I think we’ve managed to break another ceiling
We’ve been snowbirds for seven years.
Our relatives, unnamed, followed suit two years ago.
This year, they chauffeured their two cats to experience the Sunshine State’s warmth and tropical breezes.
In less than two days, the two males have staked out their territory.
Now, cats reign over the snowbirds in two locations.
The takeover was swift, and collateral damage minimal.
The dominant male keeps a short daily agenda:
- Beach party
- Hunt local birds
- Attend Spring Training in Fort Myers
- Shorebird BBQ
We are grateful for small mercies. The list is brief. Plus, something we recently hatched is brewing.
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C. S. De Dona
Author, Poet, Photographer, domestic violence survivor, and naturalized immigrant, Cornelia is currently an Arts and Letters member of The Southwest Florida Branch of The National League Of American Pen Women.
Cornelia lived in Kaneohe, Hawaii, for thirty-six years. Also, seven years in the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York. She now resides in North Fort Myers, Florida.
Her poems and photography are published in print, online, and in Rain Bird, a literary and art journal of the University of Hawaii's Windward Community College (2008-2013).
In 2013, Cornelia received Rain Bird's Kolokolea Poetry Prize for her poem, "Speaking French."
In 2016, her chapbook "Hawaiian Time," entered in the National League of American Pen Women's Vinnie Ream contest, was awarded third place in their inaugural multi-discipline category.
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