Rallentanda

Rallentanda

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Fool For You

Midweek Motif...Poets United




everyone knows
cats do not swim

what kind of fool am i
swimming after your boat

do i think
you are going to notice me

rescue me
drag me on board

offer me smoked salmon
and cream

the best i can hope for
is a  thrown life buoy

to take me safely
back to  shore

the cat sat on the mat
must try to remember


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22 comments:

  1. avalonApril 2, 2014 at 8:49 AM

    the cat sat on the mat ; that takes me back to my phonetic days :-)

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  2. Sherry Blue SkyApril 2, 2014 at 10:37 AM

    This makes me smile.......I so know the feeling. Nope, no cream, just self-help to get back to the shore. Been that cat, got the t-shirt! Hee hee.

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  3. PanchaliApril 2, 2014 at 12:38 PM

    aww....poor little thing!! He learnt his lesson, I am sure, Rallentanda. Enjoyed reading this fantastic poem. But then, as they say...everyone's entitled to a little foolishness once in a while. Isn't it? Smiles.

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  4. The Way of DodoApril 2, 2014 at 4:52 PM

    Poor cat waving a paw and it looks so like my new arrival too. Who wouldn't reward such loyalty and not take it on board? And cats are good to have on ships what with keeping mice and rats at bay.

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  5. UnknownApril 2, 2014 at 5:34 PM

    many lessons are being written under the guise of poetry. This one with just a shred of hope for poor Puss

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  6. humbirdApril 2, 2014 at 5:36 PM

    Yeah...cat belongs to mat...enjoyed the poem!

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  7. Jae RoseApril 3, 2014 at 6:00 AM

    Is it an Owl in the boat..that might work..i heard they went to sea together once

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    1. rallentandaApril 3, 2014 at 7:24 AM

      Tsk ...in a beautiful pea green boat...that is not a green boat.... !:)
      Puss reads too much owl poetry and is out of her depth...she has a problem with understanding the word "limitations"

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  8. maritApril 3, 2014 at 10:47 AM

    I really how this poem is very serious but also has touches of lightness as well. Thank you!

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  9. J Cosmo NewberyApril 3, 2014 at 12:54 PM

    It would be a hard hearted sailor who left the cat to drown but they can't always keep them on board either. (Smoked salmon is so expensive and the cream is bad for them. I'm told.)

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    1. rallentandaApril 4, 2014 at 2:03 AM

      I don't know why not...a squidgy cute little cat is not a bother on a boat:)

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    2. J Cosmo NewberyApril 5, 2014 at 5:36 PM

      No salmon on my boat, they would have be accept a flathead.

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    3. rallentandaApril 6, 2014 at 12:34 AM

      I think this is the sort of puss with a practical streak that would check out the dietary arrangements first before embarking on the channel crossing.
      Flathead diners are less adventurous and stay on land. So you are assured of a puss free voyage Captain Scrooge:)

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    4. The old man of the seaApril 7, 2014 at 9:07 PM

      Look out for the groper.

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  10. SusanApril 3, 2014 at 4:22 PM

    What some people don.t know about cats would fill volumes. Some of us just remember we are cats when half way there . . . and the rat keeps on going! FUN POEM, ON ONE LEVEL.

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    1. rallentandaApril 3, 2014 at 5:26 PM

      LOL...when the rats start to desert the sinking ship....puss will be waiting!

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  11. Old EggApril 4, 2014 at 4:38 AM

    I am glad the poem didn't drift off into cat-o-nine tails territory. Cats do swim if they really have to; much like me.

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  12. rallentandaApril 4, 2014 at 5:07 AM

    What a terrible admission...an Aussie who does not swim...no point in sending you a pair of budgie smugglers as a Christmas present then...will send them to Cosmo instead:)

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  13. Stacy M.S.April 4, 2014 at 12:42 PM

    such a cute, light hearted read! reminded me a little of my gradeschool story book days, i had a special love for cat stories.

    you can find my poem here
    http://warningthestars.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-fool-poem.html

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  14. MaryApril 5, 2014 at 4:53 AM

    This cat deserves salmon for all its trouble!

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