Open Poetry #15 |
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Tails of an old ships cat |
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arthur Senior Member
since 2001-08-14
Posts 678england |
Tails of an old ships cat I had a long talk with Arthur He is an extraordinary cat There is no one with whom Id rather Enjoy a long fireside chat. He knows a lot about sea birds And the various types of rats He finds people rather absurd Much purr-ferring his fellow cats He will happily show you his medals One for each rat that he caught And red one for scratching a rebel In a far off Colonial port And many a sad feline maiden Was waved goodbye with a paw And dogs with scars were laden With a lightening flash of the claw He is old and stiff and grey now Whiskers drooping and pads that are sore Faltering now, is that deep Miaow That once called : "Who's for a run ashore?" He still listens and if anything stirs He quickly inspects the room Most carefully beneath the stairs And in the corner near the broom But for now all is quite He may perhaps enjoy a cigar And tell of his days as a sailor Tall tails from lands afar arthur please do not refer to this as DOGerrel he would be most annoyed |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Let your feline be not annoyed; tell him for me? I purr-fectly enjoyed... |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Poor old Arthur.... I should rather enjoy sitting for awhile, I'll bet he could really make me smile! Just listening to his tails.. I mean, er, tales. And of the ship that he once sailed. ![]() I enjoyed it...really!! ~Life is not measured by the breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.~ |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Oh yes now I have the satisfaction of reading a good poem...a friend of mine has a sail boat and has sailed almost halfway around the world with her dog...Seadog...I'm sure he would have some stories to tell...James |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
I enjoyed the story, Could picture "Arthur" the cat sitting on your lap while you exchange stories of the sea. marty |
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