Cats
by A. S. J. Tessimond
Cats no less liquid than their shadows
Offer no angles to the wind.
They slip, diminished, neat through loopholes
Less than themselves; will not be pinned
To rules or routes for journeys; counter
Attack with non-resistance; twist
Enticing through the curving fingers
And leave an angered empty fist.
They wait obsequious as darkness
Quick to retire, quick to return;
Admit no aim or ethics; flatter
With reservations; will not learn
To answer to their names; are seldom
Truly owned till shot or skinned.
Cats no less liquid than their shadows
Offer no angles to the wind.
A few random poems:
- Cuckoo Song by Rudyard Kipling
- The Winds Out of the West Land Blow poem – A. E. Housman
- Love’s Confession poem – Yuvraj Johri poems | Poetry Monster
- Олег Григорьев – Был праздник с весельем и танцами
- Олег Бундур – Не боюсь
- Motel Seedy by Thomas Lux
- The Elms poem – Aldous Huxley poems | Poetry Monster
- Олег Бундур – Там, где мы родились
- Владимир Высоцкий – Снова печь барахлит, тут рублей не жалей
- The Fall by William Barnes
- Нина Воронель – Игарка
- Victims poem – Yaseen Anwer poems | Poetry Monster
- I Would Live In Your Love by Sara Teasdale
- Василий Лебедев-Кумач – Водовоз
- Paralytic by Sylvia Plath
External links
Bat’s Poetry Page – more poetry by Fledermaus
Talking Writing Monster’s Page –
Batty Writing – the bat’s idle chatter, thoughts, ideas and observations, all original, all fresh
Poems in English
- Out Of The Window
- On The Bus
- Minoan Porcelain
- Love Song
- Lapr S Midi Dun Faune
- Italy
- Inspiration
- In Uncertainty To A Lady
- Doors Of The Temple
- Darkness
- Crapulous Impression
- Complaint Of A Poet Manqu
- By The Fire
- Books And Thoughts
- Anniversaries
- A Melody By Scarlatti
- A Little Memory
- The Storm
- The State
- The Poor Fisherman
More external links (open in a new tab):
Doska or the Board – write anything
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Yahoo– yes, it’s still around, amazingly, miraculously, incredibly, but now it seems to be powered by Bing.
Parallel Translations of Poetry
The Poetry Repository – an online library of poems, poetry, verse and poetic works