I was perusing the diary of Tummywumps, the orange tabby with whom I reside, when I came across the following half-decent poem. I never took her for a cat with literary ambitions. She’s full of surprises…
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Tag: poetry
POEM FOR CHILDREN: A Tiger’s Fur
POEM: Charlie
Charlie
When the late Charles Chaplin came to tea
unexpectedly we
talked little
gawked
mock-draining vacant cups
Finally I (a child then) said
“You’re awfully smart Charles”
He smiled
“But I can see your coccyx”
He spat his tea
grabbed hat and cane
and clattered down the lane
CHILDREN’S POEM: Squiggle de Moon
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POEM FOR CHILDREN: Amanda Minty-Twist
Amanda Minty-Twist
My breath is fresh
as fresh can be—
Amanda Minty-Twist
kissed
me.
I cannot have
a cavity—
Amanda Minty-Twist
kissed
me.
I’ll throw my brush
and paste away
because her breath’s
the best breath-spray.
And yes, it’s fresh
as fresh can be.
Amanda Minty-Twist
kissed
me.
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POEM: Who Cannot Read
Who Cannot Read
good books
and who choose to
not
are twin
illiterates
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POEM: The News Turned On and Saw
The News Turned On and Saw
my dark-
stained coffee
cup
on tabletop
the glow
of grapefruit
sliced by light
of kitchen win-
dow
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