Cat’s Hour

Hello Poetry Lovers

Well, what a lucky find I had while trying to find a final poetry book for The Sealey Challenge!

Going down my bookshelf and coughing from the dust, I found Michael Parkin’s book of Louis Wain cats with some beautiful poetry. Cat lovers and otherwise would not resist the charm of this book. I remember Mum buying this for me in the early eighties and it’s been down in the vaults ever since! So it’s time it had an airing….

Here’s some extracts…

Cat in the Flowerbed

‘I’ve bided my time for many a day

And passed by many fine cats

But the finest of all, the one I love most

Is elsewhere worrying about rats’

My favourite cat too! I love the expression on this tabby’s face. Some of these pieces are credited and some are not.

Monarch of the Garden

‘I am monarch of all I survey,

My right there is none to dispute;

From the centre all round to the sea

I am lord of the fowl and the brute.’

(William Cowper)

One of my favourite images out of many, is this one of a mother giving her kitten profound advice;

‘Now, my kitten, remember these proverbs: “One swallow does not make a supper” and “A mouse in the paws is worth two in the pantry.”

I think that’s a hint to wrap it up for now, more from this beautiful book later on….

Thanks for tuning into Cat’s Hour, PL’s. We’ll be back with more poetry adventures real soon……..