among the shadows of walls
the sun rays cascade
in glorious leaps to the floor.
the feline, bathed in golden warmth,
his fur glowing yellow and glowing red,
stretches and yawns
and curls up, content.
the silent, cold afternoon trundles on
in its pilgrimage to eternity,
and the square of light
crawls methodically along
the woven fibers of the floor.
darkness covers the sleeping form—
his fur like falling dead leaves,
brown and pale orange
muted in the aftershock of white.
a shiver, a gust rippling the leaves.
he blinks and stands, tail erect,
and pads swiftly into light.