TOPIC: For those cat loving literary junkies

A tribute I found to tickle fancy of those who love and hate the fickle felines.



Hamlet's Cat's Soliloquy

To go outside, and there perchance to stay
Or to remain within: that is the question:

Whether 'tis better for a cat to suffer
The cuffs and buffets of inclement weather
That Nature rains upon those who roam abroad,
Or take a nap upon a scrap of carpet,
And so by dozing melt the solid hours
That clog the clock's bright gears with sullen time
And stall the dinner bell.

To sit, to stare Outdoors, and by a stare to seem to state
A wish to venture forth without delay,
Then when the portal's opened up, to stand
As if transfixed by doubt.

To prowl; to sleep;
To choose not knowing when we may once more
Our readmittance gain: aye, there's the hairball;

For if a paw were shaped to turn a knob,
Or work a lock or slip a window-catch,
And going out and coming in were made
As simple as the breaking of a bowl,
What cat would bear the household's petty plagues,
The cook's well-practiced kicks, the butler's broom,
The infant's careless pokes, the tickled ears,
The trampled tail, and all the daily shocks
That fur is heir to, when, of his own free will,
He might his exodus or entrance make
With a mere mitten?

Who would spaniels fear,
Or strays trespassing from a neighbor's yard,
But that the dread of our unheeded cries
And scratches at a barricaded door
No claw can open up, dispels our nerve
And makes us rather bear our humans' faults
Than run away to unguessed miseries?

Thus caution doth make house cats of us all;
And thus the bristling hair of resolution
Is softened up with the pale brush of thought,
And since our choices hinge on weighty things,
We pause upon the threshold of decision.

~Shakespaw~


Hope you all enjoyed.


Widseth

Very nice.

I (and my two cats) loved it. Thanks for sharing.

*giggles profusely* That is fabulous!!!!
ehehehehe, thank you for sharing it. It was purrfectly delightful!
*smiles*

Thanks for posting it Widseth. It does indeed touch the essence of the feline.

Very nice. Thanks.
David (S.)

Thanks Widseth.

Hrm... anything for Dogs? I'm not much of a cat person.

*little laugh* Gee, thanks Douglas,

I hope you're happy, I've had silly shakespearean prose stuck in my head from the perspective of a hunting dog. And how he views his 'companion' much the way the man does him. He sees the pack of men who help him on the hunt. And the poor things are so loyal and so enjoy going out on the hunt. But they can't help their ineptitude because of they have such poor noses, and only okay sight. And have been cursed with such horribly flat teeth that they have to fashion fangs for themselves in metal to be able to tear apart their meals for themselves. But they are clever and quite resourceful, even if they are so noisy they bungle and chase off more prey than they catch. But such loyal and loving companions, they more than make up for their shortcomings. *little laugh*
Okay I need to get back to work I've got images to edit and coding to do.
And hopefully I shall keep from writing doth, thy, thine, whilst, or other ren speak creeping up in my work. *little laugh* I hope you're happy.