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02 May 2012 37 Comments
in Poetry Tags: cats Upstairs, Downstairs, ruling the world, servants, sofas
Upstairs, Downstairs
Of course they have
a sofa each, they are
of the elite, they
live “upstairs”,
while servitors scurry
assiduously
salt curing ham,
polishing shoes,
rolling out pastry,
awaiting tinkling of bell
to proffer what is needed
for them to resume,
in glorious slumber,
the ruling of the world,
conserving crucial energy
to safeguard however
many lives they
may have left.
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May 02, 2012 @ 15:13:00
Hehe, so charming! They definitely let everyone know who’s boss. 😀
May 02, 2012 @ 15:17:52
Thank you Eve.
It’s the kind of day where I need a bit of fun! 🙂
May 02, 2012 @ 15:28:52
delightful poem, Christine.. cats and their attitude 🙂
love, Francina xxx
May 05, 2012 @ 11:12:58
Thank you very much Francina
Christine xx
May 02, 2012 @ 15:51:10
Thank you for sharing the fun, Christine! Of course, being a ‘servitor’ (and happily so0 to many a feline companion, I LOVED this. And HAD to share on Facebook and Twitter. Blessings and hugs! Diane
May 05, 2012 @ 11:15:20
Thank you so much Diane! And thank you for sharing it too!! 🙂
Love and hugs
Christine xx
May 02, 2012 @ 16:34:52
So cute and beautiful, naturally they live upstairs. Love those cushions for ‘the regal ones.’
May 05, 2012 @ 11:19:04
Thank you Susan!
The cushions are a recent addition since I realised how mportant colour has become in my life since my diagnosis of MS. It’s quite strange because I used to be very neutral in my likes for colour but all that has changed really quickly over the past year and I am dazzling myself with colour everywhere!! 🙂
Christine
May 02, 2012 @ 17:38:05
This is so clever and marvelous, Christine–I really, truly love it!! God bless you today, abundantly. love, Caddo
May 05, 2012 @ 11:24:49
Thank you very much Caddo! I’m really pleased you like this one!
Lots of love
Christine xx
May 02, 2012 @ 18:01:13
J’adore beaucoup les chats! 🙂 My best friends are cat people! I really enjoyed this.
Léa
May 05, 2012 @ 11:25:44
Thank you Lea! I love cat people too!
:):)
Christine
May 02, 2012 @ 18:47:34
Hi Christine
lol they sure are aristocats 🙂
I like the upstairs downstairs theme here and I can relate:
today I was babysitting and one of the cats there peed on the floor. It sort of took for granted that I cleaned it! 🙂
Love and hugs xx
Ina
May 05, 2012 @ 11:26:47
Thank you Ina! LOL! I know exactly what you mean – they are so smug!:)
Love and hugs xx
May 02, 2012 @ 19:21:04
I’ve always said that my cat lives here, and I’m just his tenant. 🙂 Great poem, very elegant and melodic, I like it.
May 05, 2012 @ 11:27:54
Thank you Pete for this lovely comment!
They are great aren’t they?!:)
Christine
May 02, 2012 @ 19:31:47
Wonderful, Christine 🙂
May 05, 2012 @ 11:28:29
Thank you very much Martin 🙂
Christine
May 02, 2012 @ 20:22:41
Hi David
Thank you so much for your lovely comment! For some reason best known to WP I had to moderate your comment and instead I pressed “trash” (I hate that word!! LOL:) ) I’m sorry. You can resend it if you would like but I am saying thank you here just so you know I wouldn’t ever dream of “trashing” (*wince*) any of your comments! 🙂
Christine
May 02, 2012 @ 22:42:05
Wonderful as usual, Christine!
May 05, 2012 @ 11:29:15
Thank you so much Tom! 🙂
Christine
May 02, 2012 @ 23:57:32
Hi Christine,
What an absolutely delightful poem!!! The photos too are soo cute!! 🙂
It bought back many good memories of being owned by my feline companions.
My Jakob decided if we sat at the table so would he. He would sit in his chair waiting paitently to be served (not at the table!) I was impressed by his seeming desire to be treated human like…I think he may have heard about the cats in Egypt being worshipped as gods…*lol*.
Thankyou for sharing such a cheerful poem. This has started my day on a wonderfully bright note. 😀
With much love and
((((BIG WARM HUGS)))
Tikarma
xoxoxxo
p.s. re: trashed comments.
The trash box has to be emptied manually, so if you go into your trash box you may yet still be able to retrieve any lost comments. 🙂
May 05, 2012 @ 11:32:51
Thank you so much Tikarma, your comment leaves me with a big smile as I picture Jakob waiting for his meal! :):)
I think I actually do worship mine like gods! LOL 🙂
Thanks for the PS regarding “trash” – I still tread very much in trepidation around computers!! LOL 🙂
Much love and
(((BIGGEST WARM HUGS)))
]
Christine xx
May 03, 2012 @ 02:31:53
Delightful and Insightful!!! I loved this poem and special photos too. Must have a cat, as I do, to understand. However much I try to rule my cat, he remains King, in fact after the last “discipline” which ran the course of a week of behavior modification, he now gets THRee meals a day instead of two. What happened?
May 05, 2012 @ 11:34:34
LOL Linda and thank you!
I know exactly what you mean 🙂
Behaviour modification where cats are concerned applies to me and not them i think!! 🙂
Christine
May 03, 2012 @ 11:06:26
It sounds like an episode of Downton Abbey but yes, I understand the cats living like this. A delightful poem 🙂
May 05, 2012 @ 11:35:36
Thank you!
Downton Abbey was the picture in my head when I wrote the poem! 🙂
Christine
May 03, 2012 @ 20:28:04
Oh, they do know they’ve got us wrapped around their little paws don’t they. This is sweet, Christine…great fun to read.
May 05, 2012 @ 11:37:26
Thank you Emma – they certainly have me wrapped round al their paws to the point where I won’t ever disturb them even if they are in my favourite chair! I will submissively sit somewhere else! 🙂
Christine
May 05, 2012 @ 15:03:52
These two felines have their priorities in order, do they not? Wonderful photos and wonderful poem, Christine! My MissFluffy totally agrees with this lifestyle, I can tell you!
May 06, 2012 @ 17:08:26
Thank you Rose!
MissFluffy would be very welcome to share a sofa of the elite any time – I promise to be there to serve uncomplainingly!! 🙂
Much love to you
Christine xx
May 07, 2012 @ 23:50:12
Isn’t that the truth about cats?!!! We’ve always had cats, and love them – but it’s true, they train US, not the other way around. 🙂
May 09, 2012 @ 09:11:20
Thank you Betty – yes it will always be so! 🙂
Love Christine xx
May 09, 2012 @ 01:18:34
So charming and fun! Yes, cats do rule sometimes…they usually do what they want.
May 09, 2012 @ 09:14:08
Thank you!
One of mt cats has a favourite place to sleep – on my computer keyboard, and I feel like the bad guy lifting her off!! 🙂
Christine
May 16, 2012 @ 02:36:26
This is the absolute truth. Dogs and cats rule us humans so effectively that we believe we are the masters! A great poem.
May 16, 2012 @ 10:26:45
Thank you very much Thomas!
I think that’s one of the reasons we love them so much 🙂
Chrtistine