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  • New piem: Only If It's Inconvenient

    From Arthur T.@21:1/5 to All on Sun May 9 00:28:56 2021
    Title: Only If It's Inconvenient
    Piem*

    You can count on one thing only
    Forecast your cat this way:
    Only if it's inconvenient,
    If it causes disarray

    Will she sit on Ron or Sandra?
    And where will she next intrude?
    When will she insist on cuddles?
    When will she need fresher food?

    Cats know all your daily schedules
    Cats know when you need to leave
    Though they're cute and soft and purring
    These pets can be your pet peeve

    One side of the door or t'other
    She wants both, to my dismay
    When we've comp'ny then she brings us
    Mice she's killed along the way

    Bought bulk cat food at great discount
    'Cause she really liked this brand
    Now, of course, she will not eat it
    Bought new stuff at her command

    When it's time for her vet visit
    I can search for her all day
    When I need to nap or study
    She comes to demand I play

    You can count on one thing only
    Forecast your cat this way:
    Only if it's inconvenient,
    If it causes disarray



    *I had no tune in mind as I wrote this, but afterward I noticed that
    it matches the scansion and rhyme scheme of Gwen Knighton's Rite of
    Passage. I think that music is too intense for this subject matter,
    though. So I'll still call it a piem, but you can make your own
    decisions.

    --
    Arthur T. - ar23hur "at" pobox "dot" com

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  • From Arthur T.@21:1/5 to Arthur T. on Sun May 9 18:23:27 2021
    In Message-ID:<csoe9glcki94if2ni62mf6ilanpkvkei0k@4ax.com>,
    Arthur T. <arthur@munged.invalid> wrote:

    Title: Only If It's Inconvenient
    Piem*

    I was sloppy again. It should have had my standard copyright and
    license:


    My lyrics copyright 2021 by Arthur Tansky. License granted for
    non-commercial, non-political archiving and performance as long as:
    1. copyright notice is maintained, and
    2. no money changes hands.

    --
    Arthur T. - ar23hur "at" pobox "dot" com

    Guessing a lyricist's opinions from his songs is as futile as
    guessing an author's opinions from his novels.

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  • From Joe Kesselman@21:1/5 to All on Fri May 28 21:34:29 2021
    Nice.

    I just unearthed one of Hazel's toy mice. She's delighted; she wanted me
    to wake up at 4AM to help (or at least watch) her play with it.

    (Mumble. Go pounce somewhere else, kid. You must not Hop On Pop.)

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