AFTER CHRISTMAS
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New Years afternoon
Her family’s tree taken down…
Were the birdies pleased
With their suet tree,
Or fly away with a frown?
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Depending on how dry the tree,
‘Twas different with our family…
It stayed a while
In great style
At least till Epiphany!
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Then we would also redo it,
festooned with globs of suet…
Don’t let the cat near,
He’ll eat it we fear,
Not bothering to chew it!
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–Jonathan Caswell
#26–THE MUSICAL “CATS” WITH ELECTRIC EELS!
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Do you think electric eels
Have the acting prowess that appeals…
Directors are happy
With lines snappy,
But voltage is not a big deal
….but they could charge more per ticket!
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–Jonathan Caswell
NICE BEING A POET
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It’s so nice being a poet
When someone will care and show it…
Dog and cats now
Say “he’s MEOW!”
In various ways they bestow it!
–Jonathan Caswell
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WHY THE CASWELLS WON’T BE HAVING CATS:
It’s CAT…not CATS…we’re allowed only one,
When in an apartment, that is how it’s done…
We’d really truly love one but makes no sense to beg
‘Cause all it would take is a scratch on a leg.
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We miss our Tippie cat, Ginger and Summer
We really loved their company but now it is a bummer…
Cellulitis needs just a tiny scratch to grow
And infection so quickly leads us low.
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Our diabetes is the new reality,
We should have seen it coming but alas, woe is me…
We’ll miss the kitty hugs and the warm flowing purr
Our hearts ache to experience things that were!
–Jonathan Caswell
CATS AT PETSMART
I wouldn’t have believed it true,
If I hadn’t watched You Tube…
Two ginger cats
Not having spats,
Right there in a carriage to view!
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Their owner got them treats,
Canned, not ready eats….
People walked by,
Invited to try
Gently petting the beasts.
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He allowed them to jump up and rest
For a while in upholstered cat nests….
Til time to go home
They returned on their own,
With some gentle coaxing at best!
–Jonathan Caswell
WINDOW SCREENS!
(Tune: “Animal Crackers in My Soup,” as sung by Shirley Temple)
White shirt fronts
Behind window screens,
Cats looking out
On burgeoning greens…
Doggies can walk
Their owners out,
Cats without leashes
Not put out.
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A.C. feels good
To kitty fur,
Means less shedding
And hairy stir…
Dogs have owners
To comb out
Any snarls
In a hairy coat!
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Fish and parrots
What are they,
Rarely more than
Fine display….
Cats can purr
And doggies yap,
Having a friend is
A good life capped!
–Jonathan Caswell
FELINE FRAGRANCINGS!
Half-way home I smelled “cat”
On the car…what about that…
Was kitty pinioned
Near the hot engine,
Or just territorial spat?
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That is, from the time I left
To go home, I wasn’t bereft…
Of that smell
Ventilated well,
Amazing it was well-kept.
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Skunks, I do declare,
Have come out to re-scent the air…
I rarely see them
Nor want to be them,
But to MEET one would be a scare! 🙂
–Jonathan Caswell
GINGER-LICIOUS PRIDE
POOR MARTY CAT!!!
Marty Cat staring
From his window sill,
Watching birds flying
To and fro at will…
Up I spoke and
Broke his concentration,
Left he from his perch
In total consternation!
–Jonathan Caswell
WHO WERE YOU TALKING WITH?
Visiting with neighbors,
Today they queried me…
Who was I talking with
This morning about three?
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They heard me cooing to the cat
Inside a neighbor’s window screen…
But then there was somebody else
Who came upon the scene…????
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We had some trouble recently
With strangers roaming around…
They thought that I’d encountered one,
Running them to ground.
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A little embarrassing, it was,
To admit to a personal habit…
It was no human at 3 AM
But a cute bunny rabbit!
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Talking to animals, that I do,
With gentleness and tact…
I’d only worry if I understood
The animals answering back.
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My neighbors didn’t react to harshly
To my betrayal of personal quirk…
I’ll just be aware of ears above,
When coming home from work.
–Jonathan Caswell
By the Mighty Mumford 