Today's poet

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Originally Posted by Hes

Some of us may be pretending Valentines day isn't happening HHH, but would not want to spoil it for the rest. I think I have a race that day so I will be posting poems about mud and sweat.

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Awww, I wish I'd not mentioned it now. A race sounds like a good way to mark the day mind you.

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Originally Posted by Hes

Did the cat belong to the poet P B Shelley?

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Here are some "Verses on a Cat" by P B Shelley(courtesy of g..gl.)

A cat in distress,
Nothing more, nor less;
Good folks, I must faithfully tell ye,
As I am a sinner,
It waits for some dinner
To stuff out its own little belly.

You would not easily guess
All the modes of distress
Which torture the tenants of earth;
And the various evils,
Which like so many devils,
Attend the poor souls from their birth.

Some a living require,
And others desire
An old fellow out of the way;
And which is the best
I leave to be guessed,
For I cannot pretend to say.

One wants society,
Another variety,
Others a tranquil life;
Some want food,
Others, as good,
Only want a wife.

But this poor little cat
Only wanted a rat,
To stuff out its own little maw;
And it were as good
Some people had such food,
To make them hold their jaw!

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Originally Posted by XRunner

Here are some verses on Shelley's cat (courtesy of g..gl.)
Verses On A Cat

By Percy Bysshe Shelley

A cat in distress,
Nothing more, nor less;
Good folks, I must faithfully tell ye,
As I am a sinner,
It waits for some dinner
To stuff out its own little belly.

You would not easily guess
All the modes of distress
Which torture the tenants of earth;
And the various evils,
Which like so many devils,
Attend the poor souls from their birth.

Some a living require,
And others desire
An old fellow out of the way;
And which is the best
I leave to be guessed,
For I cannot pretend to say.

One wants society,
Another variety,
Others a tranquil life;
Some want food,
Others, as good,
Only want a wife.

But this poor little cat
Only wanted a rat,
To stuff out its own little maw;
And it were as good
Some people had such food,
To make them hold their jaw!

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Wasn't just me then?!;)

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Originally Posted by Harry H Howgill

I hope that everyone are saving their best for valentine's in a couple of weeks. Or would the FPS consider that now too commercial?

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Hoping to be in the Lakes on Feb 14th:cool:

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Originally Posted by merrylegs

Hoping to be in the Lakes on Feb 14th:cool:

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Nice. Will you be wearing those sunglasses and crooked smile Merry?

I don't know if any of you have come across this site...

http://www.blackcatpoems.com/

But there is some good stuff there.

Thinking about it, it might have been Mossy that mentioned it once before.

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Originally Posted by Hes

Nice. Will you be wearing those sunglasses and crooked smile Merry?

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:confused:

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Originally Posted by merrylegs

Hoping to be in the Lakes on Feb 14th:cool:

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Just looked at the calendar. Its Fairmile that day in the Kendal Winter League. One of my favourites.

What are you up to that day?

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Originally Posted by Harry H Howgill

Just looked at the calendar. Its Fairmile that day in the Kendal Winter League. One of my favourites.

What are you up to that day?

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BG recce.

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Originally Posted by merrylegs

BG recce.

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Come Valentines day
Merry is serenading
The beautiful fells