Homage
Celebrating all Animals everywhere on World Animal Day
Photo credits include Miranda Kuusisto, Jessica Solingius, Johanna Nieminen
“The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Mahatma Gandhi
World Animal Day, 2015-10-04
What would the world be
Without a cat, elephant or a bee
As far as the eye can see
Birds sitting in the trees
Join in and celebrate
All creatures great and small
They have given us much more
Than anyone can elaborate
A homage to Cats now departed
A dip into the photo archives.
“In nine lifetimes, you’ll never know as much about your cat as your cat knows about you” Michel de Montaigne
Happy Caturday 2015-10-03
I still remember
That day in September
When a furry bundle of joy
Appeared at my door
And with a loud roar
Shouted: Ahoy!
Over thirty years ago
With four more in tow
With fullest of force
Changing the course
Of my entire life
Without much strife
Homage to Dame Julia “Julie” Elizabeth Andrews, DBE: Happy Birthday!
“Sometimes I’m so sweet even I can’t stand it.” Julie Andrews
Homage to Dame Julie Andrews, Happy 80th Birthday!
The hills are alive
With the sound of Julie
Moving along with a jive
An ageless beauty
Victor Victoria and The Sound of Music
With Mary Poppins adds to pure magic
Theatre, movies, musicals and records
Hitting the set of perfect chords
A truly multitalented performer
With a knack of being a transformer
Damehood received
Fans very pleased
Our Dame Julie
We love you truly
Another homage to Coffee, the finest organic suspension ever devised!
“Doctor, doctor! There is too much blood in my caffeine system!” Gun Roswell
There is always time for Coffee
Coffee, black!
That is a matter of fact
Enjoy it while hot
Right there on the spot
If you need cooling
With coffee there is no fooling
Try it as a frappé
Or even as a latte
Coffee never fails
Even when it ails
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Coffee, Coffee, Coffee, and some more Coffee…
In honour of Caturday
Photo credits include: Miranda Kuusisto, Jessica Solingius and Minttu Gustafsson
“I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat” Edgar Allan Poe
Caturday: Rulers of the World
They run your world
Despite whatever you heard
Twisting you around their tall tails
Urging you to run on nails
You will jump when they hail
“Yes Ma’am” you hear yourself say
When they approach you with a sway
And tell you it is time to play
Cats, are the rulers of the world
Sometimes you may hear yourself say “shit”
But you have to admit
You are loving every minute of it
An homage to Poetry
“Breathe-in experience, breathe-out poetry” Muriel Rukeyser
Stuck Between a Poem and a Hard Place
I am a poet
But did not know it
Now I am writing
Lyrics without biting
The bullets
My mind to the fullest
Hammering the keyboard
Not a big chore
No, not anymore
Ever since I started
I cannot be parted
From the blank page
That clean slate
Words pouring
My heart roaring
I feel elevated
Totally animated
Full of excitement
I am completely and utterly
Lost in Poetry
A poem a day keeps the Shrink away!
Homage to Tony Denison AKA Lt. Andy Flynn
“You wanna meet our newest contender for asshole of the year?” Lt. Andy Flynn
Homage to Tony Denison, Happy Birthday!
Smashing and dashing
Handsome and outstanding
Utterly fantastic
Sometimes sarcastic
But that is just fantastic
Good guy, bad guy
Always hitting the bulls eye
Whether in a suit and tie
Or just plain clothes
The attitude shows
Actor, humanitarian
Quite the veteran
Of stage, film and TV
And what we want to see
Now it is time
To end this rhyme
Do what I started
With wishes full hearted:
Many happy returns!
“If you are worthy of its affection, a cat will be your friend but never your slave” Theophile Gautier
Happy Caturday to All Freakish Felines
Cats hard at work in Rhodes, Greece.
Restauranteur
Shopkeeper
An homage to Dame Angela Lansbury
“Here I am, I still go on, you know, like the tides” Angela Lansbury
Blue Eyes is back
She’s got grace and style
And to top it, a great smile
Oh those blue eyes
Could light up the skies
Her face most adorable
Her talent undeniable
Like the whirlwind
Still hard at working
A Queen without a crown
A Dame with a gown
She is the belle of the ball
So say we all
Now and for ever more
An homage to Jessica Fletcher
“Who Killed J.B. Fletcher?”
Murder She Wrote
The former school marm
With lots of charm
A writer of mystery
A worthy opponent of Christie
Is she just, having some fun
Or hitting a homerun
Being quite the detective
With a mind most selective
Solving crimes most foul
Not throwing in the towel
Until justice is served
To those whom deserved
Be that in the town in Main
Or on an excursion to Spain
She will always win
Before the episode comes to a fin
Rantings Of A Third Kind 