Sandpaper Kisses
Sandpaper kisses,
on a cheek or a chin.
That is the way,
for a day to begin.
Sandpaper kisses,
a cuddle, a purr!
I've got an alarm clock,
that's covered with fur.


A Poet's Cat
William Cowper

A poet's cat, sedate and grave,
As poet well could wish to have,
Was much addicted to inquire
For nooks, to which she might retire,
And where, secure as mouse in chink,
She might repose, or sit and think.
I know not where she caught the trick--
Nature perhaps herself had cast her
In such a mold philosophique,
Or else she learn'd it of her master.


Cat Quotes
"I love cats because I love my home and after awhile they become its
visible soul."  -- Jean Cocteau, French writer and film director

"Since each of us is blessed with only one life, why not live it with a
cat?"  -- Robert Stearns, American writer

"Cleanliness in the cat world is usually a virtue put above godliness."
 -- Carl Van Vechten, American writer

"There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and
cats."  -- Albert Schweitzer, French physician and philosopher

"In these days of tension, human beings can learn a great deal about
relaxation from watching a cat, who doesn't just lie down when it is
time to rest, but pours his body on the floor and rests in every nerve
and muscle."  -- Murray Robinson, American writer

"A cat determined not to be found can fold itself up like a pocket
handkerchief if it wants to."  -- Dr. Louis J. Camuti, American writer

"You can't look at a sleeping cat and be tense." -- Jane Pauley,
American journalist

"If you want to be a psychological novelist and write about human
beings, the best thing you can do is to keep a pair of cats."
 -- Aldous Huxley, English writer

"There's no need for a piece of sculpture in a home that has a cat." 
  -- Wesley Bates, American writer

"If there is one spot of sun spilling onto the floor, a cat will find it
and soak it up."  -- Joan Asper McIntosh, American writer

"I think it would be great to be a cat! You come and go as you please.
People always feed and pet you. They don't expect much of you. You can
play with them, and when you've had enough, you go away. You can pick
and choose who you want to be around. You can't ask for more than that."
-- Patricia McPherson, American actresss

"Each small feline is a masterpiece." Leonardo di Vinci, Italian artist

"Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a
function." -- Garrison Keillor, American humorist and writer

"Cats...never strike a pose that isn't photogenic."
 -- Lillian Jackson Braun, American writer


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