Jane Austen discussion

Entry #2 is now up! http://laughingwithlizzie.blogspot.co...

Thank you to Loretta for sending these two delightful poems - even though they are not Jane Austen related (there was a little bit of a mix up!) I still really enjoyed them!

Back to Jane Austen tomorrow! :)

Both these poems are taken from her new poetry book, Rhythms of Life.
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Cat And The Christmas Tree

We bought our Christmas tree today.
The cat looked quite confused.
We decked it out with lights and things,
with sparkly balls and ding-a-lings,
with tinsel and with candy rings.
And the cat peeped out beneath.

We oohed and aaahed and cooed at it.
The cat got more bemused.
We put our bright wrapped gifts around
beneath the tree, upon the ground;
the carols made a festive sound.
And the cat peeped out beneath.

We went to bed, well satisfied.
The cat stayed down, just staring.
In midst of night we heard a sound,
we all got up and thundered down.
The Christmas tree crashed to the ground.
And the cat peeped out beneath!

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First Christmas

No tinsel!
No glitter,
no tree,
no mince pies,
no decorations or turkey
that first Christmas Day.
Blood, pain, poverty.
BUT
a star shining like no other star,
an angel choir,
shepherds,
kings,
gifts - gold, frankincense and myrrh,
and the Glory of God shone round about!
No greater gift than this,
that most beautiful
first Christmas!
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Thank you again Loretta and good luck with the new book!

Soph wrote: "Entry #2 is now up! http://laughingwithlizzie.blogspot.co...

Thank you to Loretta for sending these two delightful poems - even though they are not Jane ..."

Thanks Soph. :)

Very nice poem's Loretta... as a cat owner, I most definitely sympathise with the first one!

Louise wrote: "Very nice poem's Loretta... as a cat owner, I most definitely sympathise with the first one!"

Thanks Louise. Glad you enjoyed them. Luckily my new adoptee was fairly disinterested in the tree. I was a bit worried the poem would turn into a true story, lol. :)