Cat Poems and Poetry
There are several cat poems and poetry from poets who wrote about cats and love for their furrfriends. We've selected a few poems from famous poets and authors.
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"Happy is the home with at least one cat" - Italian Proverb
Famous Cat Poems
by T. S. Eliot
The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,
It isn't just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter
When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.
First of all, there's the name that the family use daily,
Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James,
Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey--
All of them sensible everyday names.
There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter,
Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames:
Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter--
But all of them sensible everyday names.
But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular,
A name that's peculiar, and more dignified,
Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular,
Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride?
Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum,
Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat,
Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum-
Names that never belong to more than one cat.
But above and beyond there's still one name left over,
And that is the name that you never will guess;
The name that no human research can discover--
But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.
When you notice a cat in profound meditation,
The reason, I tell you, is always the same:
His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation
Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:
His ineffable effable
Effanineffable
Deep and inscrutable singular Name.
by John Keats
Cat! who has pass'd thy grand climacteric,
How many mice and rats hast in thy days
Destroy'd? How many tit-bits stolen? Gaze
With those bright languid segments green, and
prick
Those velvet ears - but prythee do not stick
Thy latent talons in me - and tell me all thy frays,
Of fish and mice, and rats and tender chick;
Nay, look not down, nor lick thy dainty wrists, -
For all the wheezy asthma - and for all
Thy tail's tip is nick'd off - and though the fists
Of many a maid have given thee many a maul,
Still is thy fur as when the lists
In youth thou enter'dst on glass-bottled wall.
by Eleanor Farjeon
He's nothing much but fur
And two round eyes of blue,
He has a giant purr
And a midget mew.
He darts and pats the air,
He starts and cocks his ear,
When there is nothing there
For him to see and hear.
He runs around in rings,
But why we cannot tell;
With sideways leaps he springs
At things invisible -
Then half-way through a leap
His startled eyeballs close,
And he drops off to sleep With one paw on his nose.
More Cat Poems
by William Butler Yeats
The cat went here and there
And the moon spun round like a top,
And the nearest kin of the moon,
The creeping cat, looked up.
Black Minnaloushe stared at the moon,
For, wander and wail as he would,
The pure cold light in the sky
Troubled his animal blood.
Minnaloushe runs in the grass
Lifting his delicate feet.
Do you dance, Minnaloushe, do you dance?
When two close kindred meet.
What better than call a dance?
Maybe the moon may learn,
Tired of that courtly fashion,
A new dance turn.
Minnaloushe creeps through the grass
From moonlit place to place,
The sacred moon overhead
Has taken a new phase.
Does Minnaloushe know that his pupils
Will pass from change to change,
And that from round to crescent,
From crescent to round they range?
Minnaloushe creeps through the grass
Alone, important and wise,
And lifts to the changing moon
His changing eyes.
by Christopher Smart
For I will consider my Cat Jeoffry....
For in his morning orisons he loves the sun and the sun loves him.
For he is of the tribe of Tiger.
For the Cherub Cat is a term of the Angel Tiger.
For he has the subtlety and hissing of a serpent, which in goodness he suppresses.
For he will not do destruction, if he is well-fed, neither will he spit without provocation.
For he purrs in thankfulness, when God tells him he's a good Cat.
For he is an instrument for the children to learn benevolence upon.
For every house is incomplete without him and a blessing is lacking in the spirit.
by Robert Bly
Have you heard about the boy who walked by
The black water? I won't say much more.
Let's wait a few years. It wanted to be entered.
Sometimes a man walks by a pond, and a hand
Reaches out and pulls him in.
There was no
Intention, exactly. The pond was lonely, or needed
Calcium, bones would do. What happened then?
It was a little like the night wind, which is soft,
And moves slowly, sighing like an old woman
In her kitchen late at night, moving pans
About, lighting a fire, making some food for the cat.
by David Campbell
Her green eyes change to yellow. This
Is open season. In a glass maze
Lovers play a cat and mouse.
Good cat! He coaxes sparks from her fur.
Scalpel-fine claws
Furrow his forehead.
His tears drop like red pears.
She scratches the tree bole and purrs.
Her tongue rasps the wrong way.
He sorts through his mind like an attic.
Wherever?-A meadow mouse
Peers from her compact.
Take that thought away!
by Ford Madox Ford
Over the hearth with my 'minishing eyes I muse; until after
the last coal dies.
Every tunnel of the mouse,
every channel of the cricket,
I have smelt,
I have felt
the secret shifting of the mouldered rafter,
and heard
every bird in the thicket.
I see
you
Nightingale up in the tree!
I, born of a race of strange things,
of deserts, great temples, great kings,
in the hot sands where the nightingale never sings!
Cat Poems & Videos
YouTube: SpokenVerse
This cat poem is from Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats - "Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat" by T.S. Eliot.
YouTube: poetryreincarnations
Cat Poem. "Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat, Downed in a Tub of Gold Fishes" by Thomas Gray.
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Our cat HARRY A handful he be
Always up to something it seems to me-
AT one time he was a stray now domestic as can be-
WE sure love this cat HARRY
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When the earth was catless
There was solely darkness.
Beginning of Life ho-hum, sheer
Glory of cats, still to come.
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Prayer of a Stray Cat
Dear God please send me somebody who'll care!
I'm tired of running, I'm sick with despair.
My body is aching, it's so racked with pain.
And Dear …
BOOTS OUR ADORABLE CAT
BOOTS was so lovable every day-
WE miss her terribly since she passed away-
NOW a memory of times that have past-
HER days with us -her memories last- …
A Remembered Cat
Today I looked up in the sky
and prayed to God to ask Him why
my precious cat had passed away.
Was it just to teach me how to pray?
'It was just …
A Cat's Secret Life
When people talk about their cats
they often wax profound
about the many attributes
with which their pets abound.
But they neglect to mention
the …
Best of Friends
They say a dog is man's best friend
but what about our cats?
I know my cat would disagree
if I ever told him that.
He'd say I can do many things …
A Stray Cat
I've often wondered to myself
what causes cats to stray;
are they fleeing from a cruel life
and trying to run away?
Or are they lost and far from …
A Cat's Prayer
Thank you, God, for harvest-time,
For milk, for meat, for fish,
Thank you, God, for all the food,
I find upon my dish.
Thank you, God, for Autumn …
WHAT IS A CAT
A cat is a special gift from God
just a simple ball of fur
who will let you know he's happy …
JO-JO-OUR CAT
JO-JO-was once a stray cat-
WE took him away from all that-
Now he is one of three-
PATCHES-FRISKY and HE
The three cats get along fine-
Except when …
Goodbye Squeakers
5am Miaowing up and down the hall
Won't eat dry food more then four hours old
Stretching across the newspaper page
The jigsaw, the magazine anything …
Cat Capers
The day she lost the mouse,
There was chaos in the house.
How were we to know
She'd let the creature go?
Silly cat lost interest
And left the rest …
My cat
You're lovable, playful, intelligent ,bright,
Sleepy by day and active at night,
Gracefully beautiful,impeccably groomed,
No need for fine feathers,expensive …
Cat Had A Pet
Cat had a pet;
Some old dude
He met, while on patrol
His many backyards
A territorial feral;
Opportunist:
A lap was empty,
Well used
But warm …
Pit A Pat The Tabby Cat- unknown author
Looking for the words to this poem from an old nursery rhymes book of my children. We had 2 cats named Pit a Pat.
"Pit a Pat was a tabby cat, who …
Cats About Town
One must start with basics when talking of cats,
Such things as their hunting slow birds and gray rats;
And others like stalking adventure at nights, …
Last Look
Starving little beggar cat,
So thin and full of woe,
Sitting with your tail wrapped feet
Not flinching from your blows.
You sit there so patiently …
A TALE OF TWO CATS
All is silence not a peep
Like cat voyeurs, we watch them sleep
Dreaming away the hours
Of prowlings amongst spring flowers
The butterflies …
Have You Ever Seen A Cat That Could Dance?
I don't remember a witch
...but there was a black cat,
who sat down beside me
and told me that -
'This cat has strong legs, and the love of thrills' …
A Cat in My Lap, by Karen Boxell 
I know I have a lot to do,
So many things -- see them through.
There are clothes to clean, grass to mow,
Cookies to bake, seeds to sow.
But I really …
I'm Only A Cat
I'm only a cat,
and I stay in my place...
Up there on your chair,
on your bed or your face!
I'm only a cat,
and I don't finick much...
I'm …
Ballerina The Cat Not rated yet
Ballerina dances
in the firelight's glow.
She is magic in motion,
making faces glow.
Ballerina does this and that.
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Fur Ball Not rated yet
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ball of fur,
rolled up in my lap.
He is beginning to purr
and get a nap.
Sleeping with a Cat Not rated yet
Sleeping with a Cat
I tried to teach Bazaar, our big orange tabby,
to snuggle at my back or lie on my feet,
but he chose my hair …
My Cat, Whiskers Not rated yet
Whiskers chases his tail
around and jumps softly on the ground.
He's my friend through thick and thin.
My cat is one of a kind.
When he pounces up …
CATS CAN MAKE YOUR DAY Not rated yet
CATS can certainly make your day
CATS' will have their way--
CATS play with their toys and this and that
There is nothing like owning a cat-
CATS' …
A cats routine Not rated yet
Purring and jumping all over your bed,
time to get up I want to be fed,
give me the food to fuel my day,
I have to go outside and play,
there's fences …
FRISKY OUR CAT Not rated yet
FRISKY just returned today-
For ten days he had been away-
Meowing at the window with sorry eyes-
Seeing him return was a nice surprise-
HE ate some …
BOOTSY OUR BELOVED CAT Not rated yet
BOOTSY our cat was a special breed-
She was so smart it was agreed-
She entertained herself with her toy-
She created her very own joy-
She'd run outside …
CATS CAN MAKE YOUR DAY Not rated yet
Cats can make your day-
Listen to what I say-
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CATS CAN MAKE YOUR DAY Not rated yet
Cats can make your day-
Listen to what I say-
Cats will play and create happiness galore -
Cats love to play and love to explore-
Cats are lovable …
An Old Cat's Dying Soliloquy Not rated yet
By Anna Seward
Years saw me still Acasto’s mansion grace,
The gentlest, fondest of the tabby race;
Before him frisking through the garden glade,
…
The Love Of My Cat Not rated yet
The Love Of My Cat
Oct 12, 2017• By daniel miltz •
She greeny eyes gaze into mine
She gentle in the candlelight
She moving look, making her shine …
The Love Of My Cat Not rated yet
The Love Of My Cat
Oct 12, 2017• By daniel miltz •
She greeny eyes gaze into mine
She gentle in the candlelight
She moving look, making her shine …
A Little Cat Left Home One Day Not rated yet
(not the author but would like to hear full version of this poem learned in childhood)
A poem I learned in school but have forgotten some of the lines …
An Old Cats Dream Not rated yet
I wonder what life would be like if cats could rule the world.
Would they set up a democracy and have their flag unfurled?
Would they create an agency …
Cat Fever Not rated yet
For Sonja
Cats are not like bats;
they don’t need wings
nor all the rest.
Bats exist to entertain
a warm, well nourished cat
behind its …
Ode to a stray cat Not rated yet
Prayer of a Stray Cat
Dear God please send me somebody who'll care!
I'm tired of running, I'm sick with despair.
My body is aching, it's …
Stealth Cat Not rated yet
Stealth Cat
I am a small Calico cat
Everyone knows me as the “Big Brat”
When animals see me, they …
TO Midnight. Not rated yet
You have to try and remember, Mid,
You're a Cat and not a Kitten !
Your bones are brittle
Your muscles are thin
Your teeth are going,
You really …
Honor the Cat Not rated yet
They are lazy and at times they are mean, but they are comforting and clean. They jump, and claw, and leave little hair balls. Cute and fluffy, quiet and …
Mother Cat Not rated yet
Brand new mother
Happy as can be
With four little babies huddled beside me
Hear my owner's parents talking
Their foreign language
Fills my heart …
This Cat's On The Ball Not rated yet
If you want to get a pet
I think a cat is your best bet.
Give your cat a special toy
and he will likely jump for joy.
If you give your cat a pretty …
Five Little Pussy Cats Not rated yet
Five little pussy cats playing near the door;
One ran and hid inside
And then there were four.
Four little pussy cats underneath a tree;
One heard …
A Modest Cat's Soliloquy Not rated yet
Oh, what a grand and glorious thing it is to be a cat!
Yes, every day I live, I grow more positive of that.
For all the great, big busy world, as is …
My Timid Cat Not rated yet
My cat is just a scared old cat
so timid and so shy
he'd rather stay inside the house
and let the world go by.
He doesn't venture out of doors
but …
Ode To A Stray Cat Not rated yet
Oh, what unhappy twist of fate Has brought you homeless to my gate? The gate where once another stood To beg for shelter, warmth, and food For from …
My Two Cats Not rated yet
I had two little kittens
I named them Pat and Mike
And as they grew I soon found out
How much they were alike
They would romp and frisk all day
…
A Cat's Christmas Not rated yet
'Twas the night before Christmas
and all through the house
Not a creature was stirring,
not even a mouse
'Cuz the cat had pounced on him
and tore …
The tabby cat Not rated yet
Across the lawn the tabby tiger walks
Seeking an ambush in the cabbage stalks
Tabby tiger
Domestic cat
With twitching tale
And ears pricked back …
Cat Haiku Not rated yet
I am a big cat
I like to eat little cats
I’m a catibal
Kitty's First Snowfall Not rated yet
The first snow has
fallen, leaving a
blanket of white fur
on the ground
My cat's gray fur,
a soft bluish gray,
is camaflouged against
the sunlit …
Purry Cat Not rated yet
Purr purr everyday not a sound the other day a sleeping cat is sat on the mat on no help me my cat is turning very fat.
A 14-year old convalescent cat Not rated yet
I want him to have another living summer
to lie in the sun and enjoy the douceur de vivre -
because the sun, like golden rum in a rummer,
is what makes …
Pangur Ban Not rated yet
Pangur Ban
I and Pangur Ban, my cat,
'Tis a like task we are at;
Hunting mice is his delight,
Hunting words I sit all night.
Better far than praise …
Cat haiku Not rated yet
Shadows in the night
Movements smooth like liquid steel
Pouncing like lightning
The love of cat's Not rated yet
My cat is not like most cats
He love me more than any other
He likes to sleep on my bed
On my pillow
He welcomes me when I come home
My cat loves …
Free Pussy Quiet Not rated yet
Oh kitty, asleep on my hand,
So sorry to lose my lap-bed when I stand.
Forced to type using only my right,
Tingly, my left feels like it's night. …
Cats.... Not rated yet
CATS….
They love us but will not show us respect,
They understand us but think we are somewhat retarded,
They are fastidiously clean yet they leave …
William and Floorfie Not rated yet
Upon the sill he sits in wait,
A twitter- a twitter- his whiskers they be,
Mouth open a dash,
A dash nothing more!
A silently-silently- William does …
Cats Not rated yet
Cats are furry and feel warm to the touch
Cats purr sometimes softly and sometimes loudly
Cats have a mind
Of their own
And like people
They have …
Cat Poem Not rated yet
As the cat
climbed over
the top of
the jamcloset
first the right
forefoot
carefully
then the hind
stepped down
into the pit of …
The Annoted Archy and Mehitabel Not rated yet
Completely delightful - archy is a cockroach writing alleycat Mehitabel's memoirs at night in a newspaper office, doesn't weigh enough …
The Cat Not rated yet
Hey look its a cat,
He is laying on my mat!
Wow my cat is fat
what can i say he is a lazy cat
What are you doing cat
He wont reply
Your such a …
No-Name The Cat Not rated yet
The cat and I stare at the room
No-name the cat, the cat and I,
She stares at me, I at the gloom
The house lies still as a vaulted tomb.
She sits …
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