******* cat
with stars
on its back,
from the blue collar
hangs the
silver moon.
When it meows,
stars shoot out of its mouth.
Little Kitten Night.

Big gold cat
with a warm
golden glow,
its claws shimmer and
its teeth shine.
From an orange collar
hangs the
glowing sun.
When it yawns,
the world is hot.
Little Kitten Day.

Big red gnomes
stomp and clomp,
shaking me up inside.
Rumble,
Tumble,
Bumble
they go;
making me all jittery inside.
Fists
want to fly,
Words
want to scream,
and
Angry Red Gnomes
want to win.

Sometimes,
I think that I'm
in a snowglobe,
shaking and
shivering away.
Feet are numb,
lips are blue,
and I'm frozen in place.
Then the pale giant's hands
come and
shake,
shake,
shake
me up.
Snowflakes fly and
little me shivers even more.

Giant blue alligator
in the night sky,
white teeth gleaming
like
sharp moons.
Chomp, chomp, chomping
everything in its path.
Big teeth grab onto the things
we hold close:
Love, laughter, life.
All gone.
Oh, alligator,
haven't you eaten
Enough?