"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." ~George Bernard Shaw

"Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time." ~Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn


Sunday, March 31, 2013

Magpie Tales 162 - and Awww Mondays

Between Heaven and Hell, 1989 by Jacek Yerka 

Ode to Larry
I could cook in this kitchen all day long
All day long while chopping and stirring
Chopping and stirring while singing a song
While singing a song to my dear old cat
My dear old cat Larry who warmly sleeps
Who warmly sleeps at the drop of a hat
At the drop of a hat he wakes and leaps
Wakes and leaps as I fill his bowl
I fill his bowl with some tasty leftovers
Tasty leftovers for his dear sweet soul.

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Larry was a huge 16 pound, in his prime, orange tabby cat
Always faithful always true. He had a huge lion mane and fluffy tail
Larry was short for Larrysauresrex.....or Lawrence the Lion.
He lived 20 years and I still miss him.
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Thanks and a tip of Larry's tail to Tess Kincaid 
for Magpie Tales and this lovely inspiring image.
To read what others saw in this image go here:   
   

18 comments:

  1. Nice to have the cat for company!

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  2. Loved the repetition in this. Nice one.

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  3. Here's to your feline friend named Larry,
    Who's lively and funny and really quite hairy.
    Happy Easter!

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  4. No one keeps you company in the kitchen like a cat!

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  5. This sounds amazing read aloud! Got a few smiles from the family as I was doing it........and I didn't pretend it was mine - was tempted - but didn't......LoL

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  6. What a song! yup good tune-thanks!

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  7. A catchy little post. I thought it could well be another new form! Nicely!

    Hank

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  8. Larry is a great name for a cat!! Meow .............

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  9. A neat chain poem with a great bouncy rhythm. BTW your link on The Mag doesn't work.

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  10. They are a joy, these furry critters who choose to live with us and love us. Congrats on the H C Buns. We bought ours... just OK. X

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  11. Here's to the beloved Larry...and he was lucky to have you too! Love the ditty...for the kitty!

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  12. Oh, I loved your poem to your dear Larry. My favorite cat was an orange-and-white fluffy boy who only lived 15 years. I'm so glad you memorialized Larry with this charming work.

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  13. I feel your pain. I shared my life with a sweet darling dog for 12 years. I had to hand her over to friends when life took me in a different direction. She died two years later. That was nine years ago, and I still miss her, and sometimes dream of her.
    My thoughts are with you.
    Thanks for a poignantly beautiful post.

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  14. In my eyes they definitely have a soul , thanks , Kathe for your warm writing

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  15. Lovely tribute!

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  16. I fixed your link on Awww Mondays. Not a problem. I've messed them up a million times too.

    Have a fabulous day. ☺

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  17. Larry...perfect name for a cat...

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  18. Great job on this one...It was fun to read.

    And a nice nod to the cat that meant so much to you, too.

    =)

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