Feathers and Fur

MONDAY'S CHILD

http://childrensverse.blogspot.com/2011/01/mondays-child-28.html

supplied the pictorial prompt

FEATHERS AND FUR!

(A poem for children.)

There once was a cat, and a very fine cat,

Who went out on a spending spree.

He bought nothing but the best,

A hat, a vest,

And boots reaching to the knee.

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He bought a tie, a very fine tie,

And he said 'Well, all together

I positively shine

In these clothes of mine

But the best thing is my feather'.

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For sure the feather was a very fine feather

And he wore it in his hat.

And he posed and bowed

Feeling very, very proud

Thinking he was the smartest cat.

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He put on a show, a very fine show,

As off to the palace he went.

'I'll show the lot

What good taste I've got!

And how much money I've spent!'

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But the guard at the gate (a very fine gate)

Just wasn't impressed a bit.

'The gate's not wide

From side to side

With that feather, you won't fit!'

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So that poor silly cat, that very silly cat,

Had to throw his feather away!

And in a mood

Which was very subdued

He learned a lesson that day!
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BALLOON BONANZA!

In the spare bedroom what did I find?

The boys had left their balloons behind!

When they'd arrived not all that long ago

These balloons had been all on show.

' Daddy went to a party last night!' they said.

'He came home after we'd gone to bed!

He brought us balloons! Yippee! Yippee!

Those for him and these for me!

I like the red! He likes the blue!

I'll show you what balloons can do!

See mine bounce! Yeah! Mine's the best!'

I was suitably impressed.

For half an hour excitement reigned.

Lot's of noise! No-one complained!

They bounced, they biffed, they flew on high

With many a giggle and happy cry.

Balloons were the greatest things on earth!

Lots of merriment, lots of mirth!

But as is the way with little boys,

Lots of laughter, lots of noise,

But lacking powers of concentration!

Along came some other new sensation.

When they'd gone, what did I find?

Those balloons had been left behind!

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