Cat in the Apple Tree - by
When, for the umpteenth time he’s outflitted
/ within paw’s reach of the taunting bird, heart
/ goes out to him – his folly,…
cats
The Wildcat - by
Today I saw a wildcat. Up the brae,
/ you’d think, in Landseer-painted, gloaming glen
/ or on some moor where tweeded gentlemen
/ sip…
Having no Cattish - by
The cat fits in the crook of my arm
/ as would a new-born child, although
/ equipped with wariness.
/ He cares for me much…
Careful! - by
pull
/ a
/ rope
/ and
/ the
/ rope
/ pulls
/ in
/ the
/ forest
/ and
/ with
/ the
/ forest
/ leopards
/ come
/ to
/ town.
/ …
The Moon on the Road - by
The moon walks me home.
I want to carry her into tomorrow.
All the way in this silent calm…
The Owl and the Pussy-cat - by
The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea
/ In a beautiful pea-green boat,
/ They took some honey, and plenty…
On a Cat, Ageing - by
He blinks upon the hearth-rug,
/ And yawns in deep content,
/ Accepting all the comforts
/ That Providence has sent.
/
/ Louder he…
Cat food rap - by
Well the moggy strolled in wi somehn clamped in its jaws.
/ It laid doon its present, an it waited for applause.
/ But…
Mise agus Pangur Bàn - by
Tha dàn Èireannach às an 9mh linn a’ toirt dealbh dhuinn air cat, Pangur Bàn,
/ agus a mhaighstir, is gach fear…
Feart - by
In the pit mirk nicht at the fit o the stairs,
/ A heard a wee noise that jist made the hairs,
/ oan…
Bully Cat - by
Bully Cat
/ is very fat
/ and smelly
/
/ his body
/ is mostly
/ his belly
/
/ Bully Cat
/ is lazy
/ and nasty
/
/ lying down
/ he’s like a crazy
/ Cornish pasty
/
/ Bully Cat
/ despises
/ his owner
/
/ he eats her…
Remainders - by
In memory of my cat Fay, 1984-2001
/
/ While scooting about with the hoover gadget
/ a tiny whiteness attracts my eye.
/ I…