Yonder Tabby Cat

a symbolic piece~

Where hath ye wandered, dear tabby cat? 
Quite aloof and elusive thou hast been of late. 
What scars upon the hearth thy claws hath left, 
What incisions upon my bosom thou hast made! 
Oh, I call to thee, yonder tabby cat, 
Thy dish and bedding I do setteth out... 
But alas, estranged from I and enamored of that yonder tree, 
Thou maketh thyself domestic 
Only when these affectionate pleads for thy return 
Call not to thy heart,
But to thy belly!

Reviews

[emipoemi]

An amusing piece of absurd and comic poesy in the language of yore - spoken by Masters Shakespeare and Keats - two elements that seldom go hand in hand upon the page, but with this feline friend of thine by yonder tree, thou hast accomplished such a feat. Well writ!

[Briana Noël Manzano]

Thank you! Gosh, I haven't been on this site in so long it seems. All your reviews caught my attention in my inbox. For that you have my gratitude. I distinctly remember writing this poem. It's funny because everyone thinks this piece is so whimsical and playful- which I won't deny, it purposefully is. What I've never told anyone is that I actually wrote this poem about my parents splitting up and my dad leaving my mother for other women and activities. But at the time, we were all in the middle of it and I felt like I couldn't really tell anyone or talk about it. So this is what I wrote.

[Scott Thompson]

God you make me laugh...The title is enough for a smile!

[Briana Noël Manzano]

Thank you!

[A hare off]

I know this situation exactly. Not my voice but the sound of food hitting his bowl starts him running home. Really good olde world feel feline poem.

[Briana Noël Manzano]

Thanks! Cats can seem very indifferent to our affection but we love them anyway.