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arthur Senior Member
since 2001-08-14
Posts 678england |
Tall tails from an old ship's cat I had a long talk with Arthur He is the most extraodinary cat There is no one with whom I would rather Enjoy a long fireside chat. He talks a lot about sea birds And the various sorts 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 a big one for scratching a rebel In a far off colonial port** And how many a sad feline maiden Was waved goodbye with a paw And of dogs with scars he embellished With a lightening flash of his claw! He is old and stiff and grey now Whiskers are dropping and pads are sore Faltering now is that deep Miaow That once so loudly called, "Whose for a run ashore?" He still listens and if anything stirs He quickly inspects his room Most carefully under the chairs And the mouse hole behind the broom But for now all is quiet He may perhaps enjoy a cigar And tell me of his days as a sailor Tall tails from strange lands afar! Arthur * the colonial port was New York [This message has been edited by arthur (04-12-2003 12:08 PM).] |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Well done Michael and much enjoyed. ~Hugs across the pond~ ~Somewhere in my heart I'm always |
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dgvarner Member Elite
since 2000-05-13
Posts 3552High Springs, Florida |
lol..I like that.. hugs, g "laughter is the shortest distance between two people" - victor borge |
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Joyce Johnson
since 2001-03-10
Posts 9912Washington State |
Muchly enjoyed this little (tail). Good work. Joyce [This message has been edited by Joyce Johnson (04-12-2003 10:53 AM).] |
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pjtalty Member
since 2002-07-17
Posts 111W.A., Australia |
A purr-fectly lovely, entertaining piece of verse. Move over, T.S.Eliot! My vote is in! Just a small detail: Perhaps you should change "quite" to "quiet" in the final stanza. Patrick Talty |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Delightful and entertaining, Arthur! |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (giggles in delight) Yep, he is the captain of this ship and so stand aside and let him do his business! LOL! This is cutem sweet friend, I love it, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Michael, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." |
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garysgirl
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Arthur, this is really cute.  "Love makes the world go around" |
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Joyce Johnson
since 2001-03-10
Posts 9912Washington State |
This kitty needs to jump back up there. Joyce |
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KristieSue
since 2003-01-31
Posts 1460PA, US |
puurrrrrfect..... Love it :-) Failure isn't failure if a lesson from it is learned ~ KS |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
this is adorable! |
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wranx Member Elite
since 2002-06-07
Posts 3689Moved from a shack to a barn |
What's a ship without a cat, eh? |
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Flower Member
since 2003-03-15
Posts 240California |
What fun. Entertaining! |
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SPIRIT Senior Member
since 2002-12-29
Posts 1745California Desert |
Purrrfectly delightful. |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
I enjoyed this "tail" very much! *S* |
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