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Old Possum's Book Of Practical Cats
T. S. Eliot, Edward Gorey
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Old Possum's Book Of Practical Cats
T. S. Eliot, Edward Gorey
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The inspiration for the iconic musical Cats, T. S. Eliot's classic and delightful collection of poetry about cats. These lovable cat poems were written by T. S. Eliot for his godchildren and continue to delight children and adults alike. This collection is a curious and artful homage to felines young and old, merry and fierce, small and unmistakably round. This is the ultimate gift for cat and poetry lovers.
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Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat
Thereās a whisper down the line at 11.39
When the Night Mailās ready to depart,
Saying āSkimble where is Skimble has he gone to hunt the thimble?
We must find him or the train canāt start.ā
All the guards and all the porters and the stationmasterās daughters
They are searching high and low,
Saying āSkimble where is Skimble for unless heās very nimble
Then the Night Mail just canāt go.ā
At 11.42 then the signalās nearly due
And the passengers are frantic to a manā
Then Skimble will appear and heāll saunter to the rear:
Heās been busy in the luggage van!
He gives one flash of his glass-green eyes
And the signal goes āAll Clear!ā
And weāre off at last for the northern part
Of the Northern Hemisphere!
Ā
You may say that by and large it is Skimble whoās in charge
Of the Sleeping Car Express.
From the driver and the guards to the bagmen playing cards
He will supervise them all, more or less.
Down the corridor he paces and examines all the faces
Of the travellers in the First and in the Third;
He establishes control by a regular patrol
And heād know at once if anything occurred.
He will watch you without winking and he sees what you are thinking
And itās certain that he doesnāt approve
Of hilarity and riot, so the folk are very quiet
When Skimble is about and on the move.
You can play no pranks with Skimbleshanks!
Heās a Cat that cannot be ignored;
So nothing goes wrong on the Northern Mail
When Skimbleshanks is aboard.
Ā
Oh itās very pleasant when you have found your little den
With your name written up on the door.
And the berth is very neat with a newly folded sheet
And thereās not a speck of dust on the floor.
There is every sort of lightāyou can make it dark or bright;
Thereās a button that you turn to make a breeze.
Thereās a funny little basin youāre supposed to wash your face in
And a crank to shut the window if you sneeze.
Then the guard looks in politely and will ask you very brightly
āDo you like your morning tea weak or strong?ā
But Skimbleās just behind him and was ready to remind him,
For Skimble wonāt let anything go wrong.
And when you creep into your cosy berth
And pull up the counterpane,
You are bound to admit that itās very nice
To know that you wonāt be bothered by miceā
You can leave all that to the Railway Cat,
The Cat of the Railway Train!
In the middle of the night he is always fresh and bright;
Every now and then he has a cup of tea
With perhaps a drop of Scotch while heās keeping on the watch,
Only stopping here and there to catch a flea.
You were fast asleep at Crewe and so you never knew
That he was walking up and down the station;
You were sleeping all the while he was busy at Carlisle,
Where he greets the stationmaster with elation.
But you saw him at Dumfries, where he summons the police
If thereās anything they ought to know about:
When you get to Gallowgate there you do not have to waitā
For Skimbleshanks will help you to get out!
He gives you a wave of his long brown tail
Which says: āIāll see you again!
Youāll meet without fail on the Midnight Mail
The Cat of the Railway Train.ā
The Ad-dressing of Cats
Youāve read of several kinds of Cat,
And my opinion now is that
You should nee...