Rusty the Extraordinary, Fantastic and Incredible Cat

Rusty the Extraordinary, Fantastic and Incredible Cat

A Poem by T. L. O'Neal
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When the kids were young and got home from school, they would ask what Rusty did that day. I would always make up something to amuse the. Years later I decided to write it down and this is it.

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Rusty the Extraordinary,
Fantastic and Incredible Cat

Written by: T. L. O’Neal

 

Rusty was a funny old cat,

Fat as he could be

The fat would push out the sides when he sat,

Better him than me

 

When he would run,

It would swing from side to side

It all moved with such action,

And everything was jiggling inside

 

When the kids get home

They would say…

“Daddy what did Rusty do today?”

I would think on it awhile and then….

 

I would say in a sheepish way,

Oh, he did many great and wondrous things today

For what can a cat do anyways?

He really did, believe me when I say…

 

He is a Extraordinary, Fantastic

And Incredible Cat he is…

And he can do many tricks,

When it comes down to it, he’s just a wiz

 

He sat in a chair and read a book,

Then he decided to go to the kitchen and to cook

 

He likes to eat his grits,

While he knits

 

He helps daddy to spell,

Although for a cat he does smell

 

He wears a sweater and eyeglasses too,

He’d sits around like a cow, saying moo

 

Now it’s 12:42,

And he’s fixing daddy’s shoe

 

He can do this and so much more,

He doesn’t want to be a bore

 

But he does it all in private when you’re away,

Because if you knew it, what would you say

“Cats can’t do these things anyways,

They just lay around”

 

But he can also sing too,

He sings opera, country, and jazz,

And he does it all with pizzazz

 

He goes fishing with a pole,

Trying to catch supper with Mr. Mole

Mr. Mole is a good friend of his,

He digs up the worms like a pig

 

He watched TV with the remote control,

And it goes click-idy click,

And he jumps all around on a pogo stick

 

This was remarkable in itself

Considering that he has never done it before,

But he always liked to explore

 

He has traveled on a moor

Wondering what it was for

 

He went to Spain

Just to dance in the rain

 

He took a trip in a train

Riding across the floodplain

Just to look at a crane

 

He crossed the ocean deep

The whole time he was asleep

 

He went all the way to Japan

To play the game Pacman

 

He’s walked through swamps knee-deep

Other times he drove his jeep

 

He took a trip in a jet

All the way to France to play croquette

 

For a cat he’s pretty strong,

He does carpentry work…

Although he does it all wrong

 

He did this all in a day,

While at school you were away

 

I know when you’re here he just sleeps away,

And stays in bed all the livelong day,

But that’s just his way

 

He’s a private cat is what I’d say,

We’ll just wait for another day,

To try to catch him if you may

 

© 2008 T. L. O'Neal


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"He watched TV with the remote control,
And it goes click-idy click,
And he jumps all around on a pogo stick"

Great poem you have here! It is something I hope will be a hand-me-down from generation to generation for your family. But I also hope that this can be read by all others. Really man, your stuff has been amazing me for some time. I think you honed your skill to it's sharpest--time for publication!

Posted 16 Years Ago


13 of 13 people found this review constructive.




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ha ha ha....this is a very cute poem..... that's awesome that you did that for your kids.

Posted 16 Years Ago


13 of 14 people found this review constructive.

"He watched TV with the remote control,
And it goes click-idy click,
And he jumps all around on a pogo stick"

Great poem you have here! It is something I hope will be a hand-me-down from generation to generation for your family. But I also hope that this can be read by all others. Really man, your stuff has been amazing me for some time. I think you honed your skill to it's sharpest--time for publication!

Posted 16 Years Ago


13 of 13 people found this review constructive.

Wonderful..........such lovely fun juicy words and kids would love the imagination and fun of it.........this should be published!

Posted 16 Years Ago


15 of 16 people found this review constructive.

Very sweet! This poem is just the perfect thing to write for a child...the way that parents embellish things to entertain thier children, to make smiles sread across thier faces. Nicely done.

Posted 16 Years Ago


15 of 16 people found this review constructive.

This is a great piece- many funny, fantastical situations and imagery. My cat and I loved it!
Steven.

Posted 16 Years Ago


15 of 16 people found this review constructive.

This is adorable, very well written has great rythem and flow and the imagery is amazing .... A lovely Job my Irish Brother...Bravo

Posted 16 Years Ago


15 of 17 people found this review constructive.


I always wondered what my pets did while I was out. Then I saw a painting of dogs playing poker, and recognized my dog in the picture. I was madd as hell, because it looked as if he was winning in the painting. I thought that maybe he should chip in for the kibble! - LoL
I loved your poem. It's amazing just how real of a personality they seem to have. I'd have loved to see the looks on the kids faces when you described the action here in this poem. Great job!



Posted 16 Years Ago


18 of 18 people found this review constructive.

This was a very enchanting lighthearted piece about a cat. It almost reminded me of a children's
book called "Taxi Cat And Huey". Well Done I'm sure your children love it. Wonderful.
Debby

Posted 16 Years Ago


17 of 17 people found this review constructive.

this is an awesome light hearted poem! great job! I too have a fat cat by the way, i think i cursed him when i named him Oreo. lol

Posted 16 Years Ago


14 of 16 people found this review constructive.

This was nice!!! My neighbor has a fat cat. LOL

Posted 16 Years Ago


12 of 14 people found this review constructive.


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I started writing as a way to work out my feelings and found that I enjoyed it very much. I enjoy humor and feel that you can find it in most things, even though it may be hard to find at the moment. .. more..

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