Hamlet's Cat's Soliloquy..........

[jus_the_facts]

To go outside, and there perchance to stay

Or to remain within: that is the question;

Whether it tis better for a cat to suffer

The cuffs and buffets of inclement weather

That Nature rains on those who roam abroad,

Or take a nap upon a scrap of carpet,

And by so dozing melt the solid hours

That clog the clock's bright gears with sullen time

And stall the dinner bell. To sit, to stare

Outdoors, and by a stare to seem to state

A wish to venture forth without delay,

Then when the portal's opened up, to stand

As if transfixed by doubt. To prowl; to sleep;

To choose not knowing when we may once more

Our readmittance gain: aye there's the hairball;

For if a paw were shaped to turn a knob,

Or work a lock or slip a window-catch,

And going out and coming in were made

As simple as the breaking of a bowl,

What cat would bear the household's petty plagues:

The cook's well-practiced kicks, the butler's broom,

The infant's careless pokes, the tickled ears,

The trampled tail, and all the daily shocks

That fur is heir to, when, of his own free will,

He might his exodus or entrance make

With a mere mitten? Who would spaniels fear,

Or strays trespassing from a neighbor's yard,

But that the dread of our unheeded cries

And scratches at a barricaded door

No claw can open up, dispels our nerve

And makes us rather bear our humans' faults

Than run away to unguessed miseries?

Thus caution doth make house cats of us all;

And thus the bristling hair of resolution

Is softened up with the pale brush of thought,

And since our choices hinge on weighty things,

We pause upon the threshold of decision.

~*~Shakespaw~*~


queen-of-outer-space.com/hamcat.htm

[skygazer]

1. Bravo!

And in iambic pentameter all the way, no less! :toast:

[jus_the_facts]

12. Glad you enjoyed it as well.....

:beer:

[flamingyouth]

2. That's hilarious - reminds me of my cat Papa

:D

[jus_the_facts]

9. My little mister is an orange tabby....

....with white paws and chest...glad you enjoyed it too!! :hi:

[ET Awful]

3. Nice :)

I like it :)

[jus_the_facts]

8. I thought so too....

....had to pass it forward to all my kitty lovin' friends!! :hi:

[Zomby Woof]

4. That's cute, but...

What about Hamlet's MULE? :D

[jus_the_facts]

6. I'm afraid....

....he's doin' the Thorazine Shuffle!!! :D :hi:

I've been listenin' to these tapes for the last 3 hours and am LOVIN' 'em....those *ahem* covers are KICK ASS..."....oooooh Mississippi QUEEN...heh well ya know what I mean....whooo down around Vicksburg....'round Louisiana WAY!!!" :smoke: :headbang:

THANK YOU!!!!! :hug:

[MuseRider]

5. Awesome!

I love this. It is much more sophisticated than my rendition of William Tell that I sing to my barn cats. Did you do this, I have not seen it before? I am keeping it.

[jus_the_facts]

7. Nahh...wish I could take credit....received it in an email from RushIsRot.

.....and found this website when I googled the titile...glad you liked it!! :hi:

http://queen-of-outer-space.com/hamcat.htm

[MuseRider]

10. Thanks. n/t

[jus_the_facts]

16. You're Welcome! n/t

:hi:

[Pithlet]

11. I love it!

Whoever did that is clever, indeed.

[jus_the_facts]

13. Me too...

.....yes indeed...quite a clever observer o'our furry friends!! :hi:

[Pithlet]

14. This was my favorite part:

To prowl; to sleep;

To choose not knowing when we may once more

Our readmittance gain: aye there's the hairball;

For if a paw were shaped to turn a knob,

Or work a lock or slip a window-catch,

And going out and coming in were made

As simple as the breaking of a bowl,

What cat would bear the household's petty plagues

[jus_the_facts]

15. Yeah that part reminds me of Heinlein's 'Door Into Summer'.....

....and excellent tall tale about a man's adventrues with time travel....and his cat..who thinks all winter...one of the doors of the house will be his door into summer! :)

[jus_the_facts]

17. kick