Cat poems are sometimes funny poems. Especially if the cat is the one who wrote them!
I Could Pee on This
Her new sweater doesn’t smell of me
I could pee on that
She’s gone out for the day and
left her laptop on the counter
I could pee on that
Her new boyfriend just pushed
my head away
I could pee on him
She’s ignoring me ignoring her
I could pee everywhere
She’s making up for it
by putting me on her lap
I could pee on this
I could pee on this
—Charles Bukowski (or maybe his cat 😉 )
Poetry Prompt
Get inside the mind of a cat. You needn’t write funny poems, but perhaps you’d like to try? Give us your cat poem, written from the cat’s point of view.
Thanks to our participants in last week’s poetry prompt. Here’s a recent cat poem we enjoyed from Megan…
Curled beneath the car
the cat does not blink
hiding from my dogs.
Photo by pedrosimoes7, Creative Commons, via Flickr.
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Donna says
I prefer the allergic…
they leave me alone
and that’s
the way (uh huh uh huh)
I like it
Graham says
Tommy Carter
Old Tommy Carter sat slumped by a tree
As I walked across the grass he didn’t notice me
But then I saw him swatting at a pesky fly
Saw he was watching me with his lazy eye
He stretched and pulled out an exaggerated yawn
So I sat down and examined him, from the center of the lawn
Then he opened both eyes and gave me an evil stare
Seemed he wanted to be all alone, he didn’t want me there
So I got back to my feet and strolled slowly away
I left old Tommy Carter to enjoy the rest of his day
Because there are only so many birds, mice and rats
And the garden can’t accommodate two wary ol’ tom cats.
Grace Marcella Brodhurst-Davis says
Enjoyed your poem, Graham! 🙂
Richard Maxson says
This Is Just To Purr
—after W.C. Williams
I have toppled
the dish
that was in
the kitchen
and what
I am telling you
clearly
more salmon
Don’t give me
Nine Lives anything
so dry
and so bland
Grace Marcella Brodhurst-Davis says
Nice one, Richard! 🙂
Grace Marcella Brodhurst-Davis says
Congrats on your poem, Megan! 🙂
Marcy Terwilliger says
My view is from the top of the fridge, when she opens the door I jump right in. Today she opened the freezer and I laid under it so she couldn’t close the door. For a kitten I weight in at 10 pounds, I’m big and I’m proud. When she’s not looking I kiss her right in the mouth, she thinks she’s special but her breath really stinks. She turns the water on at the sink I stick my head under it, it feel’s great but it makes a mess all over the place. Heck, I’m a cat, the world is all mine, you’ll find I’m in control all of the time.
mark says
The Socratic Cat
Why do I run up the stairs when you come down?
Why do I whine for food and then walk away?
Why do you try to get me to play like a Dog?
I don’t like dogs-my claws do.
Why don’t I like you to watch me pee?
Do I watch you?
How is it that I sleep all day-
While you’re full of anxiety .
I hope my life is a cure for you.
Just let me be. A cat-that’s me.
Ow..
Marcy Terwilliger says
A gift, wonderful late Christmas gift. “I could Pee on This and other poems by Cats. By: Francesco Marciuliano. Love, love, love it. It is so very funny, you will not be disappointed but laugh your way through page by page. Best Christmas gift I got. Thanks to author Francesco for the love of cats and making it all so pee in your pants funny.