With apologies [and a smile] to Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.
With thanks and blessings to Flowergirl77, who inspired this as a comment to her Pootie diary back on March 2, and to fromberkeleytocville, who uploaded the wonderful lede pic [could be my Emily when she was younger. That wonderful face, and oh lord that adorable little black paw!]
Lyrics mine. I felt the need to share something that made me smile, something a bit lighter given these dark days.
The Box Cat
I am just a pootie
But my story's often told
You demolished my resistance
With an empty cardboard box
Just put it anywhere.
On a stair,
In the living room or dining room,
Behind your favorite chair,
Purr purr purr...
When I left my mommy kitty
I was just a tiny stray
In a huge and scary city
With no quiet place to hide and always
Running scared,
Slinking low
Seeking out the scraggly bushes
Where the alley kitties go,
Learning kitty swearing
Only they should know.
Meow meow meow,
Meow me-ow me-ow me-ow,
Meow meow meow
Meow me-ow me-ow me-ow
Momma feed me now!
Asking only for some kibble I went looking for a home
But I got no offers
Just some dumpster diving lessons in the alleyways
I do declare
If you hang out near the restaurants
There's decent pickings there,
purr purr purr…
Meow meow meow,
Meow me-ow me-ow me-ow,
Meow meow meow
Meow me-ow me-ow me-ow
Momma feed me now!
I was laying in the sunlight thinking soon it would be gone
All alone
Then a kindly quiet person started feeding me,
Needing mee-eee
For her own...
See the kitty in the box here
Once a fighter by his trade
Now abandoning the mem'ries
Of other hands that stroked his fur
Then left him as he cried out
"Does this always have to end?"
Now the kitty has a person
And he's her forever friend,
Purr purr purr
Meow meow meow,
Meow me-ow me-ow me-ow,
Meow meow meow
Meow me-ow me-ow me-ow
Me me me me-ow...
[und so weiter]
I seem to be pretty well back on my feet again, which means I’m running around a bit more than I did for several years prior [yes, gasp, years]. And *that* means I will only be here sporadically. But I will check in as often as time and schedule madness permit. Thanks to any and all who read and enjoy.
Edit in: Oh my gosh, I did not expect to see this on Trending. Thank you so much!
Amerikanska Korotkoshersta — American Shorthair. Whoever the artist was for these stamps, I thank them with all my heart for the beauty they brought into the world.