Jason Horsler Poet Rhyme

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Another fun poem to write, with its deliberate reversal of idea in the last line from the first. I love cats - but sadly, they don’t seem to like me.

This poem was first published in the first volume of my poetry: 'Beware The Cheshire Cat'. It is included in 'Butterfly Mind' (2025), an omnibus collection of the first five volumes of poems.

 

DISDAIN

A cat may look upon a king;
even dare to turn and ignore him;
walk arched-back before the throne;
make the dais his very own;
sleep beneath the royal footstool;
and kings allow the feline’s rule -
for though none crowned the brazen cat,
no-one loves the rat.

More than just the right to be,
the puss has licence to roam free,
with status shrined by what is done
because he hunts what others shun.
Low born, low bred - yet all know that
a king must look upon a cat.

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