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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FAMILIARITY DANGEROUS, by VINCENT BOURNE Poet's Biography
First Line: As in her ancient mistress' lap
Last Line: Should bear a kitten's joke.
Subject(s): Animals; Cats
First Line: As in her ancient mistress' lap
Last Line: Should bear a kitten's joke.
Subject(s): Animals; Cats
As in her ancient mistress' lap
The youthful Tabby lay,
They gave each other many a tap,
Alike disposed to play.
But strife ensues. Puss waxes warm,
And with protruded claws
Ploughs all the length of Lydia's arm,
Mere wantonness the cause.
At once, resentful of the deed,
She shakes her to the ground,
With many a threat that she shall bleed
With still a deeper wound.
But, Lydia, bid thy fury rest;
It was a venial stroke:
For she that will with kittens jest
Should bear a kitten's joke.
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