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Cat Poetry: Funny Poems by Cats

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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.

—Megan Willome

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Comments

  1. Donna says

    November 11, 2013 at 12:24 pm

    I prefer the allergic…
    they leave me alone
    and that’s
    the way (uh huh uh huh)
    I like it

    Reply
  2. Graham says

    November 11, 2013 at 12:34 pm

    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.

    Reply
    • Grace Marcella Brodhurst-Davis says

      November 12, 2013 at 3:48 pm

      Enjoyed your poem, Graham! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Richard Maxson says

    November 11, 2013 at 3:11 pm

    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

    Reply
    • Grace Marcella Brodhurst-Davis says

      November 12, 2013 at 3:49 pm

      Nice one, Richard! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Grace Marcella Brodhurst-Davis says

    November 12, 2013 at 3:50 pm

    Congrats on your poem, Megan! 🙂

    Reply
  5. Marcy Terwilliger says

    November 13, 2013 at 10:36 pm

    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.

    Reply
  6. mark says

    November 16, 2013 at 10:56 am

    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..

    Reply
  7. Marcy Terwilliger says

    January 5, 2014 at 12:18 am

    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.

    Reply

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