Wet slate reflects the hunter's gaze
Taxus baccata shadows the maze
Felis catus stalks the gutter's seam
October breathes a bone-chill dream
Pupils dilate to lunar scale
Night-blooming jasmine marks the trail
Roof tiles slick with witching dew
Silent paws know every clue
October specimen prowls the ridge
Black fur writes on slate's cold bridge
Nocturnal Latin names take flight
Halloween blooms in dead of night
Root systems coil in chimney stacks
Mandragora watches through the cracks
The cat becomes a living herb
Preserved in terror, preserved in verb
October specimen prowls the ridge
Black fur writes on slate's cold bridge
Nocturnal Latin names take flight
Halloween blooms in dead of night
Drosera traps the moth and midge
But feline jaws snap on the ridge
No binomial can classify
The magic glowing in its eye
Samuel heard the midnight chime
Belladonna berries mark the time
Two voices speak in chlorophyll
One watches from the windowsill
Press the specimen, note the date
Felis catus seals its fate
Herbarium sheet for Halloween
Dried black cat in formaldehyde
October specimen prowls the ridge
Black fur writes on slate's cold bridge
Nocturnal Latin names take flight
Halloween blooms in dead of night
October specimen owns the sky
Taxonomy of the night gone by
Label the jar. File the name.
October whispers. The cat's the same.
