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The House Cat - A cinquain round inspired by Kethry
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The House Cat - A cinquain round inspired by Kethry |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion 
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Too slow, Old fat kitties, Who sun themselves all day, Except when they notice they are HUNGRY! Hungry, Sneaky fat cats, Who jump on counter tops, Looking for something they can eat RIGHT NOW! Right now, While you read this, Your old fat selfish cat, Thanks you for being trusting and STUPID! Stupid, Pampered cats! Chastizing us because We serve them their gourmet food way TOO SLOW! Thanks, Kethry - that was fun. Now, go chase your cat outta the kitchen - lol. [This message has been edited by LngJhnAg (edited 09-11-2000).] |
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Romy Senior Member
since 2000-05-28
Posts 1170Plantation, Florida |
This is so cute and funny, I have to try this myself! |
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MMoonchild Senior Member
since 2000-07-13
Posts 1715PA |
Haha...enjoyed your cinquain round..may write a poem for my cat too...and yes she's a fat one also... ~~softsmiles Maureen |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
Debbie - Thanks for the kudos. Have you noticed that the poems that seem to strike the right chords are the poems that tell us something we already know, but in a new way? This poem is a perfect example. Is there anybody who DOESN'T know that kitchen counters are cat magnets, or that cats are never patient when they know a free meal is on the way? LOL Maurine - There is definitely something about cats that is admirable. I suspect 99% of the world's population hopes it will come back as a cat. As for me, I wanna be a DOG! A real fast, tree-climbing dog! A FAST dog living in a neighborhood of slow-moving cars with flashing hub-caps and houses with three fat, slow cats apiece! WOW! Now THAT would be living in the fast lane! Oh yeah, I almost forgot, and lots of dog food, too! [This message has been edited by LngJhnAg (edited 09-12-2000).] |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
Hey Sailor man, this is great stuff here... so well done... enjoyed this one...  regards, sudhir |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
Sudhir - Thanks for the response. I'm wondering how long it will take somebody to write about having nothing BUT a cat to feed. Oops, that's already been done. |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
Long John, you move too fast, here I was expecting a beautiful poem, a sensitive cinquan round, a piece of verse that would soar and you write about cats! CATs! yet. Anyone would think you had a secret love for them. Btw did you read my dedication to you called "the problem with cats."  Kethry"It is the image in the mind that links us to lost treasures; but it is the loss that shapes the image, gathers the flowers weaves the garland."- |
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Local Rebel Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-21
Posts 5767Southern Abstentia |
uh - oh... Pandora's gonna gitch ya.... lol |
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pandora Member
since 1999-07-26
Posts 184 |
you call we kitties stupid and you call us feline's slow, well, longjohn, let me tell you something that you might not know! you call us sneaky, call us selfish, call us fat, it's true! oh, longjohn, mister kitty kicker, i've got news for you! oh, yes, i'll pounce up on your counter and i'm ready for just one sweet sneaky AG encounter, ...better watch your door!  i've got my back up, mr. AG, and i'll be there real soon... i'll sneak up on you like jet lag, you'll wail unto the moon! my claws are out, so best beware of things you try to do to fluffy kittycats like me! your kicking days are through! oh, yes, i'm slow, just slow enough to jump from out the curtain... and selfish, too, cause i want you until your skin is hurtin'! i'll rip those longjohns off of you with one sweet swipe of paw! and then, you'll see a hungry me!  oh, soon you'll be in awe! i'll be a very true Fat Cat -- so synchronize your clocks... i'm on my way, sweet longjohn AG... beware pandora's box!  |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
Hey wonderful write and not ONE kitty kicked. Must be that catfood still in your system. Great one again and your attitude is comendable.....or is it that you just like ALL these women paying SOOOO much attention to you.  |
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pandora Member
since 1999-07-26
Posts 184 |
for the record, before the edit button is pushed again and LJA makes pandora's poem look likd kitty litter by changing all the words so that he appears to be a feline lover... here is his original: Too slow, Old fat kitties, Who sun themselves all day, Except when they notice they are HUNGRY! Hungry, Sneaky fat cats, Who jump on counter tops, Looking for something they can eat RIGHT NOW! Right now, While you read this, Your old fat selfish cat, Thanks you for being trusting and STUPID! Stupid, Pampered cats! Chastizing us because We serve them their gourmet food way TOO SLOW! |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Kitty, kitty, hiding under the bed there's a man that you should dread, his name is long john, he hates cats he'll eat you for breakfast, just like that! He likes to pull your tail for fun and chuckles when he sees you run but he doesn't see the Siamese stalking him from the oak tree. This kitty is smarter than most he'll make Long John into toast! He'll jump and claw and screek like mad Old John will feel he's been had! The scars may heal with time, they say but Long John avoids cats to this very day! hehehemeooooooooow! Cheshire Grinnin' Corinne |
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Balladeer
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
LongJohn, I've got a news flash for ya.....you don't have to wait to come back as a dog,,, |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
Kethry Actually, I think I did cats justice here - lol. And, if you promise not to let anybody else know, I really do like cats. I've had some good ones in the past. I thought I had responded to your excellent poem, but lemme go back and see. OK? hugs Hawk - I keep waiting for lil Pandora to pounce, but she's a shy lil kitty. Have you noticed that she purrs a lot more when she gets stroked? And she always lands on her feet, too! Pandora (the Angora?) - I love your poetic response. I've read so much of your poetry, and I am very flattered that you write so light-heartedly for me. Sincerely, that means a great deal to me. As for my long johns... Mark - You've nailed me down perfectly - I really do love the attention I get from women. I guess its because I think God wasn't quite satisfied with how beautiful He made this world, and made Woman to compensate for all the beauty He failed to endow when He made everything else. In awe of women? How could a man not be? Corinne - You would scare me? You'd jump me and sink in your claws? *gulp* When will this happen? *Christmas-morning eyes* A truly neat poem from you. Thank you very much for being so creative. Michael - lol@dog. But... I wanna be a FAST dog. And, as for being a dog... look who's talking! Incidently, the next time we meet, let's not do any of that sniffing stuff. OK? |
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Nan
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
It's insanely reigning CATS & DOGS around here....   |
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BSC
Moderator
Member Elite
since 2000-02-04
Posts 2919New York, USA |
Oh yeah, cats.....ummmm, well, I'll gladly feed my faithful dogs anyday....all the cat ever did was dig his claws into my leg and draw blood .... every morning! He's gone to kitty heaven, but I know he's come back to haunt me, he has somehow gotten inside one of my dogs, who now lies on the back of the couch, cleans himself like a cat and acts very arrogant..... looks to me like he's on his way out. This is great LngJhn. |
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Lorelei54 Member
since 1999-07-27
Posts 458 |
did you really edit this poem Mike? I'm glad you are enjoying writing. You are a happy cat when you are creative..ily |
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