Is It Buttered Toast or Buttered Cat?

 

 

If a cat lands on its feet

When dropped from a distance

And buttered toast falls

Buttered side down

In the same instance,

What is the premise if said cat

Has a slice of buttered toast

Tied to its back?

 

Maybe the cat will not want

Said toast on its back

Maybe the toast won’t like it either…

 

I’m thinking that just maybe

If for argument’s sake,

All are in agreement

The drop is made

And the paradox is solved

The cat weights more

Given the laws of gravity

And will win the fight with the toast.

 

But let’s say that all don’t agree

The cat would rather eat the toast

And then we would still have

A buttered cat landing on its feet

Then again, maybe not….

We would have a slick cat

Slipping and sliding to keep from

Falling over when landing

 

If you ask me, the big loser

In all of this is the buttered toast

If dropped alone, gravity makes its mark

If dropped while tied to the cat

The cat wins on that

If the cat eats the toast,

It’s a goner anyway

Poor buttered toast, can’t win for losing!

 

Author's Note

just a bit of humor...not my usual type of writing, but i thought that maybe i would have a little fun with this contest...tell me what you think..AT

Reviews

[Sarah]

HAHA, this is so random - I'm a fan. Poor toast, it never stood a chance! Some very funny imagery here... great job!!!

[JohnL]

How I enjoy nonsense! What is life if we're not daft occasionally. I loved this poking fun at sod's law, give us more.
JohnL

[Murphy]

This is great... enjoyed the humor very much. Love the ending, thanks for sharing.

[R J Askew]

Meowwwww! Very, very funny! Love the image of someone trying to tie the toast to the cat.

[C.R. Moore "Lasla"]

Very Humorous indeed witty and clever!
A good write good luck in the contest !
I enjoyed the verses flow and rhyme made me laugh and think of life as a whole...sometimes I am the cat ..and sometimes i feel like the toast and sometimes I am what they land on!!!
thank you for the laugh!
Good write
Lalsa

[Antony]

Amanda this is so humorous and clever, I hope you win with this piece, your explainations are great, I think you have the puzzle figured out quite well.
Tony

[Michael X]

Humorous.. not your ususal Amanda, although this has the same creative quality,
and is light hearted, something to break the seriousness of the day,
a pleasure to read and the form has subtle, yet consistant and powerful depth.
Clever and your words seemed to come to life in the reader's imagination.

[Mr. Misanthrope]

Wow! Reminds of nursery rhymes I used to read when I was little. If this is the sort of modern/intellectual rhymes that are being made for children nowadays, then I'm liking it!

Well done! A very clever poem and a very entertaining read throughout.

Luke:)

[Dani California]

OMG -- I'm buttered toast!!!! lol
And all this time I thought I was a cat. tsk ... tsk .... ;)

Very clever my friend. Very, very clever indeed.

Great job :) Good luck in the contest!

[Bluet_Belle]

MORE! MORE! MORE!

I LOVE THIS MANDY!!!

Great argument presented as well, there is a moral too, through the humour:P

THIS is DEFF one of my FAVOURITES!!!!!!!