Everything seemed in order, I suppose, to die

It was a warm enough day;

Certainly

The sun shone and birds sung

Even though birds would cause a feline heart to race

Normally

I’ve had my fill of life

Of tit bits and cosy sleeps, sometimes in next doors shed

Informally

And I’ve had my chases and midnight hunts

And I’ve always remember...

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The King of the garden is dead

And now the vultures come

For once before they would fear to tread

But not now, now the King is dead.

The King was a battered mongrel dog

Who kept his enemies at bay

And no cat would dare to enter his domain

Whatever the time of day

The cats roam fearless now

And in the midday sun can quietly lie

Or dance and pla...

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