What better place to post something for the ecf cat lovers?
An Ode
by Christmas Cat
T'was the eve 'fore Christmas and though hard to believe
creatures were a-flyin', though it appeared none for me
with my trap and my net, voraciously I sought
just a tiny bird or squirrel to fill my empty spot
Centaurs and dragons and angels with horns
with crowns and feathered wings, their bodies adorned
in gold and pale silks they provided a net
to keep me from getting what I had come to get
The rooftop was slick with the cool evening dew
and ravenous I was for just a morsel or two
and then sleigh bells I heard through the thickening night
Pray to heav'n this was Santa, for he'd make it right
And then to my wondering eyes did appear
a reindeer face grinning from ear to big ear
my eyes grew to saucers and my jaw fell agape
my breath grew short and hairs rose on my nape
For hanging from a hoof was an elf dressed as a mouse
holding on for dear life as sleigh passed o'er the house
and then he was slipping, his hold at the end
he rolled as he tumbled, and he went straight in
To my cavernous mouth and with a crunch he was gone
and as Santa passed, he called, "So long,
You rotten, lazy elf, let you serve as an example
to others who may fear ending up as a sample
Of my Christmas cheer for cats, who I hold most dear
for them I pick and choose the worst elves every year"
So God bless dear old Santa, with his marvelous wit
an elf dressed like a mouse is always a feline hit
My hunger is sated but I'm still on the prowl
listen closely in the night and you may hear my howl
So lock up your mousies, and little birds too
for soon I may be coming to a house near you.
God Bless Santa, but God, mostly bless the bad elves that they may continue to be bad.
Signed,
Christmas Cat