hey, that's great! I guess i have to look up T S Elliott!
thanks for sharing.
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09-03-2006, 07:24 AM #1
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09-03-2006, 07:48 AM #2
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MimiTabby - there is a whole collection of Eliot's cat poems illustrated by Edward Gorey. "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"
My copy is really old, but the ISBN is 0-15-668568-X
Here's the Amazon link:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=br_ss_hs...0&Go.y=0&Go=GoLast edited by KnottedYet; 09-03-2006 at 07:51 AM.
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09-03-2006, 07:51 AM #3
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I searched for the poem and found it on line. (And I vaguely remembered it from years before)
thanks for the book reference, I have a small collection of fun cat books.
(Including cats in love)
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09-03-2006, 07:53 AM #4
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Hey, Knot, you're a poet! Who knew? I love the way you parodied Eliot (whose "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" has been on my bookshelf for decades!)
Nice use of all our particular bike names, too--very personalized. But I especially love the last three lines--all those wonderful adjectives.
Hey, Colleen--When I was 8 or 9, I named my turquoise bike after the imaginary dog I'd had when I was 5--"White Shadow"--hah!Bad JuJu: Team TE Bianchista
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09-03-2006, 07:57 AM #5
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ok, since i usually curse a blue Streak, i think i'll call it the Blue Streak! LOL
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09-03-2006, 08:07 AM #6
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And now "Blue Streak" is in there with Juju and Oscar and the others!
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09-03-2006, 08:40 AM #7
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Excellent! I like the name Blue Streak too! Great.
Thanks for the poem, Knotted!!!
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09-03-2006, 08:41 AM #8
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Great poem!
My bike is still nameless.
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09-03-2006, 08:51 AM #9
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When I got my bike I had not intended to name her, but Black Beauty just came to mind and stuck. Thus, continuing our literary bent.
Isn't 'Old Possum's Book...' what the play "Cats" is based on??
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