Allright, this thread came at an oppertune time, since I was aleady exploring nursery rhymes in my poetry. I got this idea to make an expanded starveling cat poem, and I made two attempts, this is my first one:
The Starveling zee, the starveling zee
took my lover away from me
The starveling boat, the starveling boat
All they found was his coat
The starveling dream, the starveling dream
he was washed away by a stream
This starveling life, this starveling life
It’s hard to be a Zailors wife!
And here’s my second attempy, my choice of rhymes leaves a lot to be desired…
The starveling cat had starved to death
but was not in the mood for eternal rest
Death took him aboard, for a chess game
to play with the cat noone could tame
The cat asked: Is this some kind of test?
The starveling cat had gone too far
to where even the mighty they can fall
the pieces lined up, like tying a noose
the starveling cat was about to loose
Next to the cat, Death seemed so tall
The starveling cat didn’t want to die
with plently of mice left on to dine
blind in rage, he scratched the boat
jumped onto Death, scratched his coat
slightly annoyed, Death said “fine!
Don’t like this river? just swim back
500 miles, then you’ll be back on track
chasing mice trough the nearest town
though if I had my way, you’d drown
I do not apprechiate this attack!”
The starveling cat had starved to death
but was not in the mood for a game of chess
Drifting ashore all wet like a
Nothing can stop the Starveling Cat!
The Haunted Dog! The Haunted Dog! Frightened of the LBs! Frightened of the fog!
The Haunted Dog! The Haunted Dog! Won’t walk down Moloch Street! Won’t walk in the bog!
The Haunted Dog! The Haunted Dog! Stuck its nose in a bush! Found a hedgehog!
The Hunted Mutt! The Hunted Mutt! Won’t go to the Quarter! Won’t go to the Flut!
The Haunted Spaniel! The Haunted Spaniel! Won’t eat its dinner! Won’t touch a granule!
The Haunted Dog! The Haunted Dog! Big wet nose like a miserable frog!
The Haunted Dog! The Haunted Dog! Who is this canine mystagogue?
The Haunted Dog! The Haunted Dog! Looked in the pond! Found a polliwog!
The Haunted Cur! The Haunted Cur! Fear in its eyes! Grey in its fur!
The Haunted Pup! The Haunted Pup! Comes to the child who needs cheering up!
The Haunted Hound! The Haunted Hound! Whines at your door while you’re sleeping sound!
The Haunted Pup! The Haunted Pup! Puts its head in your lap while you’re trying to sup!
The Haunted Pooch! The Haunted Pooch! Hangs round the dinner table! Acts like a mooch!
The Haunted Hound! The Haunted Hound! Scared of the dark! Deep underground!
The Haunted Dog! The Haunted Dog! Squeaks like an axle! Rattles like a cog!
The Haunted Mutt! The Haunted Mutt! Carries your umbrulla! Drops your hut!
The Haunted Cur! The Haunted Cur! Fell down the well! Lost all his fur!
The Haunted Hound! The Haunted Hound! Slender and wan! Once it was round!
The Haunted Pop! The Haunted Pop! What did it find in Mr Hearts’ shop?
“Whose name’s on your collar, Mr Haunted Pooch?” “The handwriting’s, alas, unreadably louche!”
The Haunted Dog! The Haunted Dog! Looks like a haystack! Smells like a bog!
The Haunted Dog! The Haunted Dog! Why does it scratch at cupboards agog?
The Haunted Dog! The Haunted Dog! Cold as a blanket! Mobile as a cog!
The Haunted Hound! The Haunted Hound! Absolutely, unquestionably, frightened of the owl.
The Haunted Dog! The Haunted Dog! It likes your bones! So give it one! edited by Sir Frederick Tanah-Chook on 2/18/2012
that Ghastly Mouse, that Ghastly Mouse, drank himself stupid on Famous Grouse
Those Ghastly Mice, Those Ghastly Mice, burned down the house jsut to get a grain of rice
The starveling mind, the starveling mind, hatred is sweet but love is kind
The Zeewater Bass, the Zeewater Bass, like a devil in the embassy made of brass
Bifurcated Owl, Bifurcated Owl, double the smiles, double the scowl
[color=#e53e00]I have no idea why I only just saw this, but… this does not help me crush my need to own a dog. [/color]
Ahem:
The Haunted Dog!
The Haunted Dog!
OH COME HERE YOU PATHETIC THING. I SHALL CUDDLE YOU. HUGHUGHUGHUGHUGHUGHUG
{Sounds of whimpering as puppy is squashed with affection}