{"id":3590,"date":"2013-02-26T12:09:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T12:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=3590"},"modified":"2026-01-15T17:49:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:49:33","slug":"pussy-willow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=3590","title":{"rendered":"Pussy Willow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There were buckets of pussy willow at the market the other day. I love pussy willows &#8211; they just whisper (whispurr) Spring.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/pussywillow1.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/pussywillow1.jpg\" width=\"313\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nFrom a site for free poetry<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: white;font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 15px;margin-bottom: 20px;padding: 0px 20px;text-align: -webkit-center\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nellieedge.com\/pdf\/freepoetry\/pussyWillow.pdf\" style=\"color: #009966\">Pussy Willow<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\nTiny little pussy willow<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\nSofter than a baby\u2019s pillow<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\nSometimes when I stroke your fur<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\nI almost hear you purr.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white;font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 15px;margin-bottom: 20px;margin-left: 140px;padding: 0px 20px;text-align: -webkit-center\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\n<em>Author Unkown<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>And from the &#8220;crazy cat lady&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi5rvEHXPH3HP5lGvEiXHrB8t1ThrSHYa-WOmbjbvKbfyIUXxX_e3Dkn-1mlm7DFr7-jsB52o1W94SIF0fxG1dzHMf4JqxALLGBoqJh7ghbcYNK6I0o-TIr_Pkwhcqw3JBlPuIrIw\/s320\/cat+willow.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi5rvEHXPH3HP5lGvEiXHrB8t1ThrSHYa-WOmbjbvKbfyIUXxX_e3Dkn-1mlm7DFr7-jsB52o1W94SIF0fxG1dzHMf4JqxALLGBoqJh7ghbcYNK6I0o-TIr_Pkwhcqw3JBlPuIrIw\/s320\/cat+willow.jpg\" width=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: left\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: left\">\nWhen my brother was born, one January &#8211; well over 50 years ago, my mother received a flower arrangement with a few sprigs of pussy willow in the bouquet. After the flowers had died she put the pussy willow stems in water to sprout. In the Spring, she planted the fragile twigs in the garden, close to the house for protection. Well it didn&#8217;t take long for them to grow into a massive bush that threatened to uproot the entire house. They may seem like innocence little kittens, but pussy willows, like cats, spawn!!<\/div>\n<p>\nHave a productive day!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There were buckets of pussy willow at the market the other day. I love pussy willows &#8211; they just whisper (whispurr) Spring. From a site for free poetry Pussy Willow Tiny little pussy willow Softer than a baby\u2019s pillow Sometimes when I stroke your fur I almost hear you purr. 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