From way back in 2018…in the spirit of Halloween:)
Even a vampire has a heart… sometimes.
We don’t need to drain Every cat in the woods…
Now and then we take them in and make them pets,
and yes…put silly hats on them for Halloween!
Oh how we love them, like only a vampire can!
One who has seen Life and Death all together…
Who has crossed over and yet, for some hours each night
looks into those cat eyes so trusting and alive…
and feels the warmth of its fur…
against our chilled skin
our frozen faces.
Yes we love them in our way…
So, we put them down…and walk off into the woods
to find something else, a small reprieve, from the iciness…
of our empty veins.
Karima Hoisan
October 27, 2022
Costa Rica
PS and for the occasion (and possibly longer) my new Gravatar:)
Digital Rabbit Hole 
Love this 😄👏
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Ohh so glad you do! Thank you 🧛🏼♀️
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Ooh, very seasonal! 🙂 Love the message and the spooky scene (and graveyard).
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* gravatar, not graveyard. Thanks, autocorrect!
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Haha I was looking all over for that graveyard:)
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Thank you Dale for being so easy to please today (hee) Glad you like this Vampira post…Master Vom de Schnom looks fetching in his hat I think too.
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Another jewel!
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You’re the Jewel Miss Linda…thank you once again for commenting!!
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Ooooh, wonderful!!! And so adorable!
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Aww thank you Joyce. Little Vom de Schnom (kitty) dresses up well:)
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Awwww, cute!
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Wow! So beautiful, Karima! Only you can think and pen such heartfelt verses. And what a new gravatar! Happy Halloween, Karima 🥳🎃🎉
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Awww thank you Kaushal (makes a note to not bite Kaushal on Halloween:):)
It’s a bit tongue in cheek but yes, I got into how a vampire could adopt a cat…sometimes:) Glad you like my new Gravatar,,,smiles, I might keep it:)
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Nice. You have lot so range in your poetic efforts. That’s a great talent to have.
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Thank you for reading this one, Ben…yes, I am a very eclectic poet and enjoying trying new ideas styles…some more successfully than others haha:) but if you don’t try..how can you grow?
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Welcome! That’s the sound of a true artist. Never satisfied with staying in the same place and playing it safe.
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This is quite deep…”to find something else, a small reprieve, from the iciness…
of our empty vein”…your vision is infinite…keep expressing, dear Karima ❤️
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