Marmaduke the Cat

Marmaduke the Cat

Swishing his tail angrily

Marmaduke settles into the warmth

Of the smoky fireside

Sulking and brooding

Pondering revenge

How dare I

Stupid human

Withhold his proper share

Of chicken curried niblets

And such delightful fare

As any self respecting cat ..

Will tell you

In his view

That herbal cornflakes

And such like

Quite simply will not do

I must be made to pay

Oh yes

Triumph will be his

He'll scratch the top off my orange fizz

And massacre the orchids

For now all unsuspectingly

In flickering firelight

I loll

Quite unaware of any plot

That marmaduke has got

And the smoky shadow firelight

Shines into the night

And the starry sky is dreaming

And the luminous moon is bright

But in the fading of the light

Go fur clad paws with much delight

Deep in the mystery of the night

A shape that stays well out of sight

The one who knows just where its at

Is Marmaduke the Cat ....