Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FIND THE FAVORITE, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Our three cats is maltese cats Last Line: In where katy's at! Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F. Subject(s): Animals; Cats; Deafness | ||||||||
OUR three cats is Maltese cats, An' they's two that's white, -- An' bofe of 'em's deef -- an' that's 'Cause their eyes ain't right. -- Uncle say that Huxley say Eyes of white Maltese -- When they don't match thataway -- They're deef as you please! Girls, they like our white cats best, 'Cause they're white as snow, Yes, an' look the stylishest -- But they're deef, you know! They don't know their names, an' don't Hear us when we call "Come in, Nick an' Finn!" -- they won't Come fer us at all! But our other cat, he knows Mister Nick an' Finn, -- Mowg's his name, -- an' when he goes Fer 'em, they come in! Mowgli's all his name -- the same Me an' Muvver took Like the Wolf-Child's other name, In "The Jungul Book." I bet Mowg's the smartest cat In the world! -- He's not White, but mousy-plush, with that Smoky gloss he's got! All's got little bells to ring, Round their neck; but none Only Mowg knows anything -- He's the only one! I ist 'spect sometimes he hate White cats' stupid ways: -- He won't hardly 'sociate With 'em, lots o' days! Mowg wants in where we air, -- well, He'll ist take his paw An' ist ring an' ring his bell There till me er Ma Er somebody lets him in Nen an' shuts the door. -- An', when he wants out ag'in, Nen he'll ring some more. Ort to hear our Katy tell! She sleeps 'way up-stairs; An' last night she hear Mowg's bell Ringin' round somewheres. . . . Trees grows by her winder. -- So, She lean out an' see Mowg up there, 'way out, you know, In the clingstone-tree; -- An'-sir! he ist hint an' ring, -- Till she ketch an' plat Them limbs; -- nen he crawl an' spring In where Katy's at! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DEAF HOUSE AGENT by KATHERINE MANSFIELD MUTTERINGS OVER THE CRIB OF A DEAF CHILD by JAMES WRIGHT JIM'S WHISTLE by ALEXANDER ANDERSON AMENDS by MAXWELL STRUTHERS BURT OF ONE AFFLICTED WITH DEAFNESS by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON TO A DEAF AND DUMB LITTLE GIRL by DAVID HARTLEY COLERIDGE RHAPSODY OF THE DEAF MUTE by EDOUARD JOACHIM CORBIERE A BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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