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A 14-Year-Old Convalesent Cat in the Winter

I want him to have another living summer,
to lie in the sun and enjoy the docceur de vivre-
because the sun, like golden rum in a rummer,
is what makes an idle cat un tout petit peu ivre-

I want him to lie streched out, contented,
reveling in the heat, his fur all dry and warm,
an Old Age Pensioner, retired, resented
by no one, and happinesses in a beelike swarm

to settle on him-postponed for another season
that last fated hateful journey to the vet
from wich there is no return (and age the reason)
which must soon come-as I cannot forget.

Gavin Ewart.

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If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.

30-Jan-2006	#35
BluHipo bonsaiTALK Neophyte Join Date: Jan-2006 Location: Dallas, TX Country: USA Posts: 8	A 14-Year-Old Convalesent Cat in the Winter I want him to have another living summer, to lie in the sun and enjoy the docceur de vivre- because the sun, like golden rum in a rummer, is what makes an idle cat un tout petit peu ivre- I want him to lie streched out, contented, reveling in the heat, his fur all dry and warm, an Old Age Pensioner, retired, resented by no one, and happinesses in a beelike swarm to settle on him-postponed for another season that last fated hateful journey to the vet from wich there is no return (and age the reason) which must soon come-as I cannot forget. Gavin Ewart. __________________ If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.