One of the highlights of the fall book tour of Jolicure Cats, was a visit to Florenceville, New Brunswick, where in the beautiful Andrew & Laura McCain Library, I read to Ms. Debbie Brown’s grade seven/eight Language Arts class. They were such an attentive group and had some great questions after the reading. I proposed that anyone so inclined, write a story, or poem about a cat (or any pet), that had made a difference in his/her life and send it to me - I would choose one, and the author would receive a copy of Jolicure Cats. Shortly before Christmas I received the following seven poems.
They are written with humour, with love, with grief … heartfelt in every way. It was clear to me that each author was a “winner” – for more than anything, by simply sitting down and writing that first word. Recently the students were presented their books at an assembly … and have given me permission to publish their poems here. They are as they were written, with maybe one or two minor spelling corrections…
My Cat Marble
by Alexandra Green
My cat Marble,
she is no marvel,
she is scared of fleas,
and green peas,
but I don’t really know why.
She is my cat,
the most unlikely mat,
of fur,
who likes to purr.
Sleeping in the Night
Brittany Demerchant
Getting ready for bed
I put on my pajamas
And waiting for me is my
Cat!
She knows when it is bedtime!
Then she starts to “Meow”.
As I get into my bed
I pull the blankets up to my face
And I fall asleep!
While I am sleeping during the night
I wake up and as I try to roll over I can’t
Move my legs!
My cat is lying on my feet.
It feels like a brick but in real life she is only
A 7 pound cat!
The Mouse’s Worst Enemy
by Olivia Tingley
I watch him
seek his prey.
In ready position
his eyes switch directions…
What could he have seen?
Then I see it.
The mouse is scurrying.
But it simply can not beat
my cat’s
POUNCE.
Twin Trouble Makers
by Morgan Myshrall
No sleep all play that’s their motto
breaking things is their game
“I don’t sleep”
“you don’t either”
is what they want
they make me mad
but you can’t be mad
at the cutest
kittens
