Thursday, October 7, 2010

C is for Cat



Out in my little entry way,
A painted wooden cat,
Sits resting on a painted chair,
She sits so still, and that
is why I wonder often
what she does when we're not home.
Does she race through the house
chasing painted, wooden mice?
I wonder how far she roams.

This nonsensical little poem is linked to Alphabe-Thursday's Letter "C". To visit other links just click here.

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38 comments:

  1. "Alone again.... naturally!"October 7, 2010 at 11:39 AM

    Very cute kitty. Still have that healing visit floating around in my mind...thinking I may have to one day make a trip out your way to visit this lady, as there are probally no Cherokee healers here in British Columbia, Canada!

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  2. AnonymousOctober 7, 2010 at 11:55 AM

    She looks to innocent to get into too much trouble.

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  3. AmyOctober 7, 2010 at 12:38 PM

    What a sweet kitty. And the chair she is perched on is to die for! I am sort of in love with it. And I love the line in your poem about chasing little wooden mice. So cute.

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  4. Rocky Mountain WomanOctober 7, 2010 at 12:38 PM

    Oh, she looks too cute to get in trouble. I have, however, watched toy story enough times (it's my grandson's favorite movie, over and over and over again), to know what happens when all of the humans leave the house!

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  5. Susan AndersonOctober 7, 2010 at 12:49 PM

    What a cute little chair that cat sits on!

    And what a cute little poem imagines what she might be doing while her humans are away.

    =)

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  6. Amanda LeeOctober 7, 2010 at 12:53 PM

    Cute poem! Before we got a cat, I stenciled one on the wall by the front door. It made the place feel "more like home" to have a cat waiting to let out....

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  7. LourieOctober 7, 2010 at 1:00 PM

    Of course she comes to life!! Just like our toys.

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  8. Sissie's Shabby CottageOctober 7, 2010 at 1:26 PM

    Hi Jenny,
    I think she opens the refrigerator door looking for ice cream and cookies and then watches movies!

    She then gets all snuggly on a cozy soft chair and waits til she hears someone stirring. Then she hops back on her wooden chair as though nothing ever happened! LOL.

    hugs
    Sissie

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  9. WilloughbyOctober 7, 2010 at 1:44 PM

    Very cute! I love the idea of a wooden cat chasing wooden mice. It reminds me a little bit of the toys in The Velveteen Rabbit.

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  10. genieOctober 7, 2010 at 1:46 PM

    Your cat is precious, and your poem is too. You are so talented and have finally given me the opportunity to start back writing. I kept journals for years but haven;t done any in a long, long time. Your alphabet Thursday is providing me with a stage to return to doing something that means so much to me...something I love to do.
    Hugs and thanks for the help with the linking issue. I saved your email like a good student putting her notes IN her notebook. Hope I will have more success for “D”.

    XOXOXXO Miss Genie

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  11. The Quintessential MagpieOctober 7, 2010 at 2:12 PM

    Cute as can be!!!

    XO,

    Sheila :-)

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  12. magsmccOctober 7, 2010 at 2:41 PM

    Oh the sheer privilege of it- here I am visiting my five before, and one of them turns out to be the teacher! Have an apple! (A Crab-apple, obviously; this being C!)

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  13. JackieOctober 7, 2010 at 2:55 PM

    haha! @ painted wooden mice !? Lol cute

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  14. The Words CrafterOctober 7, 2010 at 3:20 PM

    OOoooo, you better keep your doors locked! That little kitty is cute-and she might accidentally wander off....to my house!

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  15. MarleneOctober 7, 2010 at 4:22 PM

    What a cute little purr-ball. :)

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  16. BrendaOctober 7, 2010 at 4:43 PM

    Oh how cute! Cannot believe it is Thursday, I have not created my C post yet. Watching my grand daughters at their home though so it may be a late night with the problems I have been having with blogger. Do you know why my pictures are not loading in the newer version. They worked just fine for months and then I try and upload one evening and they just spin. Back to loading one at a time. Bummed.

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  17. Pat @ Mille Fiori FavoritiOctober 7, 2010 at 5:15 PM

    Your wooden cat is very sweet Jenny, and so is your little poem!
    ♥ Pat

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  18. AnonymousOctober 7, 2010 at 5:50 PM

    How fun! Maybe she'll leave you a little wooden mouse on the doorstep as a present!

    Teresa

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  19. AnonymousOctober 7, 2010 at 5:55 PM

    I think your kitty is a good kitty and doesn't roam at all. I sure like her chair. Nice poem. Hugs

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  20. TheresaOctober 7, 2010 at 6:23 PM

    You CAT is out chasing those CHICKENS that you were sitting with some time back:) Too Cute! HUGS!

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  21. JoOctober 7, 2010 at 7:06 PM

    hmmm it's not what she does when you are away that I would wonder about ... it's what she does when you are asleep .... (spooky movie music starts to play) ... lol!

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  22. AmesOctober 7, 2010 at 7:21 PM

    What a cute post!~Ames

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  23. Cheryl D.October 7, 2010 at 7:39 PM

    She breaks into your liquor and had a party! Who needs cat nip?

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  24. SarahOctober 7, 2010 at 8:21 PM

    Jenny, I think both cat and chair are adorable. Did you paint these?
    Cute post! ~ sarah

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  25. I Wonder WyeOctober 7, 2010 at 9:46 PM

    Well behaved kitty! We have been having kitty drama, with my son's cat now living with us from Chicago, two of 'my kids' are fine, but one, a little insecure, is peeing all over the house...yikes......

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  26. HOctober 7, 2010 at 10:46 PM

    I notice you have a wooden floor. Must be very clattery when your wooden cat is springing and sliding and pouncing after the scurrying and scrambling little wooden mice!

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  27. RedTedArtOctober 7, 2010 at 11:42 PM

    Oh! We like cats!! I almost did a Cat Post myself... but yours is much much better!!! Love the cute wooden cat and the poem even more!

    Thank you as ever, for a great "party"

    Maggy
    Red Ted Art

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  28. GattinaOctober 8, 2010 at 6:46 AM

    In my over 400 cats containing cat collection, this one is missing ! I hesitated to write about my cats, 4 real plus the house full of cat items. But I did it already, you can imagine, lol !

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  29. Busy Bee SuzOctober 8, 2010 at 6:59 AM

    This is an adorable poem. This is also MY kind of cat...no fur balls or 'parties' in the middle of the night!

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  30. VikiOctober 8, 2010 at 10:11 AM

    Cute kitty and I love the little chair.

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  31. fredamansOctober 8, 2010 at 11:24 AM

    Cute cat but even cuter poem!

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  32. ~✽Mumsy✽~October 8, 2010 at 12:40 PM

    Fantastic poem, and gives my mind an image of the wooden cat running around the house when no one is looking!

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  33. sarahOctober 8, 2010 at 1:02 PM

    jenny your a wonderful poet! very sweet little entry way too! (:

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  34. People Who Know Me Would Say:October 9, 2010 at 3:02 AM

    She's the wooden version of my big fat Murray cat! Love her chair! If it's ever missing ...uh....don't look at me......(HEH HEH HEH!!)

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  35. Splendid Little StarsOctober 9, 2010 at 5:23 PM

    Oh yes, she does look so innocent! She does that look so well! I think chasing mice, painted or otherwise, would be a good thing.

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  36. Sue McPeakOctober 9, 2010 at 7:11 PM

    I love it that the teacher of AlphabeThursday would pick CAT for her Letter C. Cute poem and photo. Thanks for hosting...love this meme! Sue

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  37. ChristyOctober 10, 2010 at 11:02 AM

    Adorable poem Jenny!

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  38. UnknownOctober 11, 2010 at 9:07 PM

    I love cats and poetry....they kinda go together.

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