A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....10-18-05...Poetry and Potpourri at the Finest

10-18-05 | JustAmy

[JustAmy]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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Graphic by St.Louie1

Liquid Courage

They idle in the tavern,
as they have many nights before,
reminiscing about good times
and doing their best to ignore
the ticking clock above the door,
the harbinger of doom in store
for the fair-haired, mustachioed
man in the polyester suit;
the guy sucking back another
cranberry juice and Absolut. "It's time to get ourselves en route
to the church, mister," his astute friend enjoins.

"One more," says the groom.

~ Eric Lammerman ~

Graphic by MamaBear

We are Amy's latest kindle
Cute and cuddly feline bindles
Found underneath the shrubs in Amy's yard

Four girl kittens and four boys kittens
Forlorn and looking like we'd lost our mittens
In the early morning rain, it wasn't hard

To trade in door warmth for outdoor cold
The boys in vests and spats were all so bold
Leaving our box to see just what would unfold

Up above us was this great big thing
Gleaming white and oh so inviting
With a wide long smile that seemed to tease and infect

Little did we know it was Amy's latest project
That lured us all to meticulously, felinely inspect
This thing that makes sounds in pretty ways that nearly sing

We girls in stripes and calico liked the lighter sounds, just because
As we padded and our steps dropped beneath our paws
While the boys pounded the deep ones on this musical sea

When Amy saw us, we thought she'd be angry
Instead she giggled and snapped a picture of "The Usual Suspects"
Though we much prefer to be called "Kittens On The Keys"

Jack Deth~ 10/04/05.

Graphic by Billie

Tangled

"Me" and my new little “sister,”
Just wanted to drop you a line,
She’s getting a little bit tangled in hers,
So I’ll try to write quickly in mine.

We’re hoping you’ll come for a visit,
We all want to see you once more,
Little “Sister” may not have met you yet,
But she’ll soon catch up on that score!

Our door will always be open,
We can have a nice cup by the fire,
Don’t forget to pack well your doohickeys,
Little curious minds will inquire!

NicknamedBob . . . . October 13, 2005

"Cats are the ultimate narcissists.
You can tell this by all the time they spend on personal grooming.
Dogs aren't like this.
A dog's idea of personal grooming is to roll in a dead fish."
~James Gorman~



Bad Penny

Many thanks for stopping by. : )

09-27-05 ~ Hall of Fame #13

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 10-17-05 Military Monday

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

[HKMk23]

Thanks. Glad you liked the Profile. Did you notice the links to the MWS video embedded in the image?

I like your cat on the screen door graphic. Reminds me of an old Garfield cartoon where G is just relaxing in the sun, hanging on the screen door thinking "I'm in heaven. I'm in heaven. I'm in..." At which poin Jon SLAMS the screen door all the way open and shouts "Garfield! Dinner!" Final frame is G all munched up, still clinging to the screen "...pain. Excruciating pain."

[LadyX]

I did not dare stop to watch the video, HKMkkkk..
Mama_Bear might notice I am not doing my 'homework,"
and render Not-So-Phine Demerits..:))

(i hate it when I have to stand in the corner!)

[JustAmy]

:)

[GodBlessUSA]

LOL! :)

[GodBlessUSA]

I'm going to try to sit at the computer tomorrow. :) I'm going back and forth now trying to make dinner and Freep.:)

Have a great time with the kids! :)

[JustAmy]

Thanks .... hope to see you tomorrow.

[Darksheare]

Thanks.
Not really an artist, just a graphite pencil scribbler in my spare time..
*chuckle*

[LadyX]

"just a graphite pencil scribbler in my spare time.."

Ah, but a good scribbler..:))

By the way, I found this on the Finest floor -
yours, Darks, learning your colors?

[Darksheare]

Pens wouldn't write.
;-)

[JustAmy]

I'm baaack. :)

Miss me?

[Darksheare]

"Miss me?"

*Falls sobbing on floor as Amy's feet*

YES!

;-)

(It was kinda quiet, what with me sitting quietly in the corner relaxing peacefully..)

[JustAmy]

LOL

Well .... let me see if we can get a party started.

[Darksheare]

*chuckle*

Hmm.. yes.
We do need to get some activity going on here.
It was quiet.. and spooky.. all by myself in the corner of the thread..


;-)

[Darksheare]

Tune sounds familiar.
But I cannot place where I might have heard it before.

[JustAmy]

Click the cat to see what she is playing.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Howdy everyone.

Woohoo, the Poetry and Potpourri is back, yay!!

click on it

The Ad-Dressing Of Cats

You've read of several kinds of Cat,
And my opinion now is that
You should need no interpreter
To understand their character.
You now have learned enough to see
That Cats are much like you and me
And other people whom we find
Possessed of various types of mind.

For some are same and some are mad
And some are good and some are bad
And some are better, some are worse--
But all may be described in verse.
You've seen them both at work and games,
And learnt about their proper names,
Their habits and their habitat:
But
How would you ad-dress a Cat?

So first, your memory I'll jog,
And say: A CAT IS NOT A DOG.

And you might now and then supply
Some caviare, or Strassburg Pie,
Some potted grouse, or salmon paste--
He's sure to have his personal taste.
(I know a Cat, who makes a habit
Of eating nothing else but rabbit,
And when he's finished, licks his paws
So's not to waste the onion sauce.)
A Cat's entitled to expect
These evidences of respect.
And so in time you reach your aim,
And finally call him by his NAME.

So this is this, and that is that:
And there's how you AD-DRESS A CAT.

~Thomas Stearns Eliot

[JustAmy]

That was Alley Cat but I didn't intend to play that one. Do you recognize the next one?

[Victoria Delsoul]

LOL! That's cute, thanks.

[Darksheare]

LOL, wasn't part of that one used in a Tom and Jerry cartoon with Tom playing the piano?

It also sounds familiar.
*gaah*
I should have paid more attention to what was in the collection...