Claw by claw, muscle by muscle:
A climb. Then the climb slows,
Then reverses: muscle by muscle, claw by claw.

Lighted in fur, his eyes reflect from above.
Amid the claws are cool pads in warm fur.
The climb stops;

The falling begins. Now light is rising.
His eyes’ light changes with the light’s changing angles.
Then the falling ends.

Soft thud.