Rallentanda

Rallentanda

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Cat Tales



dreaming
of her elegant fowl
she stares at
the big bright moon

she misses mince
slices of quince
the pea green boat
and small guitar serenades
under the stars

the bongs
were their downfall
a fate of many before them
lured by the land where the
bong trees grow

they ran out of honey
lost all of their money
puss sold the runcible spoon
to the man in the moon
for a ride on a beam home

now she sits pining
in a catatonic state
watching at the window
just waits and waits

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13 comments:

  1. Yes the owl was quite attentive - I love your sequel Rall!

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  2. I cannot tell you how much I LOVE this poem, which quite carried me away into the land of fairytales. So wonderful to read. Loved it.

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  3. aww...Lear gave the tale a happily ever after...my tears :)

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  4. Love the fairytale quality of this. The next to the last stanza is precious.
    So nice.

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  5. Oh yes can we tell you about the woes of the runcible spoon and the drain of the bing (says Alice) j on the other hand says look up dear kitty.. The world is only a trip in a pea green boat away.. we both say - we love!

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  6. Very very clever. Poor Kitty. If I once had an owl to love, I'd sure miss it too!

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  7. How well you paint the picture of the enigmatic cat who is never truly domesticated but retains their independence proudly. It is the first time I have seen the reference of Bong trees and bongs associated!

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  8. Catatonic? Mind you bongs may explain a lot about cats. Lovely feel to this.

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  9. Oh, yeah, I can see what inspired this. I know that poem by heart, along with many others. We just got our third cat after four decades of dogs.

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  10. P.S. The moon over the lonely road reminds me of another poem--"Mr. Flood's Party."

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  11. Nicely spun; loved the way you provide a sequel to some older tales. :)

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  12. Delightful, Rall. I'm a sucker for sequels...

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