[Victoria Delsoul]

Howdy everyone.

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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

[Darksheare]

Written especially for my 24 pound kitty:

My human is a playtoy
I chase him like a string
Bite his tender toes
His ankles paws-a-fling
Stride between his ankles
in the doorway flop
Stub his toe avoiding me
Bounce with his cursing hop!
And as the day turns to night
with my food dish, fight
I curl up in my bed
above my humans sleeping head...

[JustAmy]

Ahhh .... love the poem and the music is great.

Good evening, Victoria. Hope you had a Terrific Tuesday.


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Happy 80th Birthday Grand Ole Opry!

[Jack Deth]

Hi, Victoria!

I've always been fond of Eliot's "Macavity".

Jack.

[deadhead]

Great thread, Amy. Thanks for the tune, Victoria.

"Girls just wanna have fun "

Good Night, all

[tuliptree76]

Hi Victoria.