The Dream

I was asleep in my chair... and then I wasn't,
Velvety paws kneaded my lap,
No killer tonight... no claws.
A cloud of smoke... a puff of air...
A feather dropped into my lap.

Hours later, the feather was gone,
My hand cold... the warm heart-beat gone...
Was it a dream? Or just the cat?
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"Doggone!"