Thy tail's tip is nick'd off - and though the fists Nay, look not down, nor lick thy dainty wrists,. Of fish and mice, and rats and tender chick Thy latent talons in me - and tell me all thy frays, Those velvet ears - but prythee do not stick With those bright languid segments green, and Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:Ĭat! who has pass'd thy grand climacteric,ĭestroy'd? How many tit-bits stolen? Gaze
His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation The reason, I tell you, is always the same: When you notice a cat in profound meditation, The name that no human research can discover-īut THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess. Names that never belong to more than one cat.īut above and beyond there's still one name left over,Īnd that is the name that you never will guess Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum, Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride? Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter-īut I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular,Ī name that's peculiar, and more dignified,Įlse how can he keep up his tail perpendicular, Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames: There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter, Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey. Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James, When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.įirst of all, there's the name that the family use daily, You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter, "Happy is the home with at least one cat" - Italian Proverb We've selected a few poems from famous poets and authors. There are several cat poems and poetry from poets who wrote about cats and love for their furrfriends.
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