CHEESE, PLEASE!

For mice and men
Beyond age ten,
Plus kings and queens,
And in betweens.


Oft full of holes
Just for the moles,
Or like a brick
And in a stick.


Then, too, a wheel
Has got appeal.
And don't you hedge;
You'd like a wedge!


But as you live,
You should not give
It to a kitten,
For you'll be bitten!


[I was feeding little pieces of cheese
to a kitten one day when she got
excited and bit my finger. Kittens
have very sharp teeth--she drew blood!]




PAW PAW

I am trying
Paw Paw
To write a poem
At my computer
Paw Paw


My cat
Paw Paw
Has other ideas
Paw Paw


Whatever else
You are doing
Paw Paw
It is never
So important
Paw Paw
As petting
The cat
Paw Paw


She puts her paws
Paw Paw
On the keys
Paw Paw
And on my fingers
Paw Paw
Until I stop
And scratch her ears


Purr!




KITTEN


A tiny but brave yellow kitten
Once happened upon an old mitten.

Spat the kitten, "I'll fight!"
"You won't get in a bite!"

Thought the mitten, "That wouldn't be fittin'."




OLD MOTHER GOOSE

Hey! diddle, diddle,
The cat and the... guitar.
The knife ran away with the fork;
His face was all a grin.

No... spoon!
The cow... died.
And the little dog
Never came back.

Dish of... nachos,
Eat too much,
Burst three buttons off
In a dream, like this:

"Old Mother Hubbard
Sat in the cupboard
Eating her curds and whey."

"She stuck in her thumb
And pulled out a plum,
And said, 'What a good boy am I!'"




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