Tallis and Dillon are indulging in a practice that, depending on your perspective, could be seen as either sleeping with the enemy or a seasonal enactment of Isaiah's peaceable kingdom
Actually, ever since he saw the photos of Songbird's crib, complete with friendly beasts, Tallis has been pressing me to post this poem by the Gloucestershire poet U.A. Fanthorpe. So, for RevCatPals everywhere
Cat in the Manger
In the story, I'm not there.
Ox and ass arranged at prayer:
But me? Nowhere.
Anti-cat evangelists
How on earth could you have missed
Such an obvious and able
Occupant of any stable?
Who excluded mouse and rat?
The harmless, necessary cat.
Who snuggled in with the holy pair?
Me. And my purr.
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John,
(Who got it wrong,
Who left out the cat)
Remember that,
Wherever He went in this great affair
I was there.
Ox and ass arranged at prayer:
But me? Nowhere.
Anti-cat evangelists
How on earth could you have missed
Such an obvious and able
Occupant of any stable?
Who excluded mouse and rat?
The harmless, necessary cat.
Who snuggled in with the holy pair?
Me. And my purr.
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John,
(Who got it wrong,
Who left out the cat)
Remember that,
Wherever He went in this great affair
I was there.
But of course!
ReplyDeleteI've never doubted it! Thanks for posting this poem to set readers straight. And, Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteAmen! Preach it sistah!!
ReplyDeletelove,
Truffle and Ouzo
We were there! We kept the Baby safe from rats and mice and creepy things!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you, Tallis!