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Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash. Leonard Cohen

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Grinning Like a...

Alice in Wonderland by YukiValentine


Come back here, you frightful cat
You won't escape again
I'll soon catch you, you tricky rat
and you'll be sorry then!

You say you want to help me
but then get me in to trouble
and instead of being remorseful
you go off and make it double!

I've never seen a cat like you
who grins so big and wide
and no one will believe you're true
because you like to hide.

A cat without a smile
is nothing very strange
but a smile without a cat
is really quite deranged!

So before you disappear this time
I've got your stripey tail
I want you to confess your crime
before you fade to pale.

And if you do not like that
I'll apply a little pressure
Then while you're screeching like a cat
I'll grin just like a Cheshire!

7 comments:

Brian Miller said...

haha...nice...we are resonating today...i have the cheshire in my poem as well...glad you caught the tail, just watch out if it turns with the claws...

Unknown said...

I've appreciated Alice in Wonderland more as an adult than I did as a child. I enjoyed your fun poetic spin on the story :)

not displayed said...

Oh I love this. I adore Alice in Wonderland and as a cat owner, so relate to thier naughtiness

Mimi Foxmorton said...

I so love Alice.....and I so love this blog!

Thanks for my ALice-fix this day!

:)
~Mimi

JustRex said...

Somebody has to hold that cat accountable! (grin... fade)

twinkly sparkles said...

Well done! So glad you did this. It works really well.

Marie Elena said...

LOVE IT!