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London Streets |
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Cari Member Posts 411 Englnand |
London Streets * * Victorian brick Topped by plastic facades Jigsaw the past and present Above the lamplights glare A chimney landscape Stretches east to St Martins in the Fields ~ Jade eyed wary The street wise cat inspects a waste bin Selecting delicacies with gloved talons Licks her paws and watches a left over reveller tack across the road One more rudderless frigate on an alcoholic sea ~ Yesterday’s news fielded by a lamppost A pictured celebrity scowls at the 3am rain Cloud reinforcements arrive from the west Joyful cascades beat on cracked pavements From the shelter of a Boots doorway The cat surveys the sodium sky * * Boots is a pharmacy shop in the UK (Drug Store) |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Thanks for letting us know what "Boots" was, I was scratching my head until my eyes fell upon your words below the poem. What seems like a late-night street scene with its leftovers from yesterdays trash, which the cat eyes are very adaptable to survey its world. There is a feast awaiting. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Cari Member Posts 411 Englnand |
There is a reason for the inclusion of a cat in the poem because the cat has links with the city from way back. Dick Whittington and His Cat is the name of English folklore surrounding the real-life Richard Whittington (c. 1354–1423), wealthy merchant and later Lord Mayor of London, telling a story of how he escaped his poverty-stricken childhood and made his fortune thanks to the ratting abilities of his cat. Thanks for reading Cari. |
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