This is a Tuesday class at the Hermosa Beach Community Center. There are usually between 8 to 12 of us and to our collective amazement, one of us is a poet!
And we all liked what follows - his other offerings have been in French and in translation, they are very different. Ron confided that getting phrases to rhyme in French is a great deal harder than working in English. Here's one in English.
Cat Got Your Tongue?
by Ron Percuoco
What's the matter?
Cat got your tongue/
They say youth is
wasted on the young.
Whiskers here - whiskers there
Whiskers flying everywhere
Feline foes fighting fiercely
Folks -- it's aa cat fight.
Drink my milk - purr for my master
A cat's life is hard to master.
But for me there's always hope
I have eight more lives to help me cope
Kitten sitting on a rug
Use my claws to kill a bug
I hope my kitty litter's new
Acting aloof is what I do
Persian, Angora or just a stray
I arch my back to show dismay
I'll lick your hand if you pet me twice
A ball of yarn would sure be nice
I'm cousin to lion and leopard and such
I'm soft and furry to the touch
I don't get out now very much
Trapped like a rabbit in its hutch
Did you like my little ditty?
Won't you tell this pretty kitty?
What's the matter? Cat got your tongue?
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