thank you Douglas. I am a cat lover. Well, I love all
animals, but cats are the only ones I can have since
I live in a tiny apt. This poem is precious and I
thank you for sharing it! Love it! Wonder if your cat
and mine came from the same litter? Joanne
--- Douglas Clark <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 16. Rebellion
>
> I have a rebellion on my hands.
> Marty wont eat his Whiskas.
> During the night he sucked up the jelly
> But he refuses to eat the meat.
> This is proper cat thinking.
> He suspects me of trying to poison him.
> Kittens gobble up the lot.
> They dont complain.
> Marty eats his food during the night
> And if his plate is empty in the morning
> I often give him a tiny tin of tuna
> As a bonus.
> But not today.
> He wants me to throw away his uneaten Whiskas
> And there is still a half-tin to come in the
> cupboard.
> Nothing doing.
> I will try and starve him out.
> But cats always win at these games.
> Marty is grownup and it is rebellion.
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> Douglas Clark, Bath, England mailto:
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> Lynx: Poetry from Bath ..........
http://www.bath.ac.uk/~exxdgdc/lynx.html
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