Dear Gary,
I agree with other comments that you could possibly cut a stanza, and,it's
probably just my odd taste, but I think capital letters at the start of each
line gives a formal feeling that doesn't quite suit the subject.
Kind regards,
grasshopper

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary B" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 9:43 PM
Subject: Cat poem for Sally J


> Bonnie
>
> Little tuxedo,
> Tiny black kitten,
> Sneak through the sage,
> Mint, rosemary, oregano,
> Your tail tip twitching.
> Catch a bee,
> Catch a wasp;
> Let them go.
> Catch a spider,
> Catch a fly.
> You ate the bugs where?
>
> In the door,
> Out the door,
> Why don't you settle down?
>
> Little tuxedo,
> Tiny white feet,
> Creep through the roses,
> Red, gold, bronze, cream,
> Your whiskers trembling.
> Chase a robin,
> Stalk a thrush;
> Always a little too slow.
> Pounce at a jay,
> Spring at a finch;
> Never catch them in the air.
>
> In the window,
> Out the window,
> Why don't you go to sleep?
>
> Little tuxedo,
> Black and white cat,
> Sneak by the garden hose,
> The pots, table, chair,
> Your moving form nearly still.
> Pursue a mouse,
> Hunt a shrew;
> Around the deck you go.
> Tease the mouse,
> Toss the shrew;
> But do not put them in my chair.
>
> Out the door,
> In the window,
> Don't bring the mouse in the house.
>
> Melody for April and Gar finds at:
http://gardawg.homestead.com/gardawg.html
>
> The Wild/Eliot  Hyperpoem at:  http://wildhyper.homestead.com/front.html
>
> Poets for Peace.  ¡Poemas sí, balas no!
>