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PICCADILLY ALLEY CAT
This is a story about a kitty
alley cat, that everyone calls smelly
alley cat, that everyone calls smelly
she lives in a junk yard broken telly
by Mother Macs in Back Piccadilly
she needs a human to scratch her belly
and to feed her cat food set in jelly.
Of course it doesn’t have to be jelly
She likes chocolate does little miss kitty
And a lump of cheese to fill her belly
Cause it’s not her fault that she’s so smelly
It’s the junk they sling in Piccadilly
Where she sleeps in that broken old telly.
But she likes it in her cosy telly
As long as she gets to eat her jelly
There’s plenty of scraps in Piccadilly
But not the sort that would suit a Kitty
Take-Away litter and sick so smelly
Not the Carry-Out for her thin belly
Feed her don’t tease her and scratch her belly
And take a new cushion for her telly
The one she’s got now is really Smelly
And don’t forget she likes cat food jelly
And that she answers to Cat not Kitty
Next time you see her in Piccadilly
If you’re a long way from Piccadilly
But you’ve got spare food to fill her Belly
You can mail her some addressed to Kitty
The one called Cat that lives in the telly
She’s the one that loves to eat some jelly
The scrawny tabby that’s very Smelly
I know you don’t like her oh so smelly
But that’s just life in Back Piccadilly
You could take a jar of squishy jelly
And massage it on to her thin Belly
take a winter blanket for her telly
make a scrawny mog a pretty kitty.
Kitty alley cat from Piccadilly
Smelly and scrawny tabby thin belly
Telly that she sleeps in, eats some jelly.
If you want to see a picture of Piccadilly Manchester, Mother Macs Pub, and the Back Piccadilly cat - there's loads of images on Google!
ReplyDeleteVivid images of the area flashed through my mind as I read.
ReplyDeleteI think your poem is vivid enough. Loved the twists while repeating and mixing the text.
ReplyDeletea tongue twister i'd say . thanks for sharing. and
ReplyDeleteThanks Andy and thanks for stopping by "This Blog Of Mine" leaving your comments as you do I enjoy them tremendously.
larry.
Thanks Andy and thanks for stopping by "This Blog Of Mine" leaving your comments as you do I enjoy them tremendously .
larry.
Clever sestina! I can picture that poor thing!
ReplyDeleteA classical form for a classic cat. I laughed out loud, I did.
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