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Wind Cat, Wind Kitten
5. August 3 2021
Here you come, wind cat, wind kitten,
Jiggling the catflap, running round the kitchen,
Out you go, wind kitten, wind cat,
Knocking over flower pots and buckets.
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Come on in, wind lynx, wind cat,
Opening the door, running round the house,
Out now please, wind cat, wind lynx,
Go attack the palm trees and the bushes.
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Go away, wind leopard, wind lynx,
Fight some other person’s house,
Go away, wind lynx, wind leopard,
You’re too strong, my dears.
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That’s enough! Wind lion, wind leopard,
Don’t burst my windows, break my doors,
Stop it now, wind leopard, wind lion,
Take your teeth out of the roof.
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Wind tiger, wind lion,
I ask respectfully, please have mercy.
Don’t blow away my car.
Leave what’s left of my roof.
Wind tiger, I’m only a poor ape.
Please have mercy.
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Wind tiger, wind lion, who is this?
Long extinct, the wind has brought her back.
Huge, sabre-toothed, dagger-pawed,
She will destroy our world.
These poems are about 18 months old. You can find my new poems on Substack.
