murmur of whispers

arqios


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Hoping to get back to more standard interaction soon. Didn’t anticipate the toll on my personal time of late, So please forgive this current post-and-run M.O. 🙏🏻🕊️

 

"Murmur of Whiskers”

 

 

 

 

 

In pre–dawn hush 

you pad across linoleum— 

soft paws tracing the map 

              of my half–dreams. 

 

                Your quiet breath 

becomes a tethered prayer, 

stitching ragged edges 

of my nightly fears. 

 

              No need for words: 

your calm is the benediction 

       that steadies my pulse 

before the world awakes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • Author: crypticbard (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: July 25th, 2025 03:10
  • Comment from author about the poem: ...taking a break from the Cherry Orchard series as it seems to be dragging its feet, lesson learned. Hope that this fun change would lead up into a good weekend for all! 🙏🏻🕊️
  • Category: Unclassified
  • Views: 62
  • Users favorite of this poem: sorenbarrett, Poetic Licence, Bella Shepard, Tristan Robert Lange
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  • sorenbarrett

    Images of Carl Sandburg and Fog that comes on little cat feet. Loved this write Cryptic I have had cats and it evokes images of them. I can hear their soft padded walk over the floor. Nicely done a fave

    • arqios

      Thanks Soren, I'm glad the cat image came across, it works as well for small to medium-sized dogs. And carl Sandburg and "For" now there's dropping big names and titles.... most appreciative.🕊️🙏🏻

      • sorenbarrett

        You are most welcome

      • Poetic Licence

        Really enjoyed this, those little pads tip toeing through the night, getting up to no good, lovely

        • arqios

          Makes me thing it could also be little people, not just pets. Thanks so much. 🕊️🙏🏻

          • Poetic Licence

            That would be burglers then!!, you are very welcome

          • arqios

            I hope the physical shape of the poem also elevated the visual aspect of the poem.

          • arqios

            Hopefully the animal lovers here catch on to this as well...

          • Bella Shepard

            On little cat's feet this poem creeps in and charms. Delightful!

            • arqios

              Thanks ever so kindly. Had one such charmer many memories ago. Most appreciated 🕊️🙏🏻

            • arqios

              Thanks for the Fave @Bella Shephard

            • Tony36

              Love it

            • Priya Tomar

              Very lovely !
              The last stanza has heart touching tone......

            • Tristan Robert Lange

              Wow! Beautiful! The imagery is wrapped in a soft rhythm, love the flow lots, and that there is a quiet grace present in that closing benediction Truly, an excellent job, my dear friend. 🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

            • Goldfinch60

              You can never hear them coming arqios until they want their food.

              Andy

              • arqios

                That seems to apply to humans as well! 😁Thanks Andy 🕊️🙏🏻

              • NafisaSB

                yes, thanks - it is a very soothing message
                felt good reading it too...

              • rrodriguez

                The world is awake, and it isn't very comforting... Loved it!

                • arqios

                  Thanks so much



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