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Merlin the Magic Cat

Arthur, the King, had a big table that
Was ever so round and was heavy and flat
One day it collapsed and it squashed Merlin - SPLAT!
But the wizard came back as a soppy old cat

In Camelot, soon all the doggies were gone
In Camelot, all of the rats tried it on
In Camelot, where the cat wasn’t so daft
He muttered this spell (which was catty witchcraft)

“Gone, the wizard, wise of brow
Gone, the dog, no bow wow wow
Hail the cat, meow meow
Rats, be lunch before me now.”

But wizards, even when they’re cats
Exceed all human lifetime stats
Arthur, long since in the ground
Merlin now, is still around

Not a cat inclined to roam
Never lacked for hearth and home
Any home mad keen on doggies
One quick spell and they choose moggies

Did that in this very house
Turned the dog into a mouse
We took him in and called him Muffy
Silly name, but we’re not stuffy

Under the table, a bed for Muffy
We laid a mat, all pink and fluffy
Muffy spoke which messed my head
Still I heard what Muffy said…

“You may think I’m a soppy cat
Which might explain my fluffy mat
But that there table’s round and flat
There’s no way I’ll sleep under that!”

“I am wizard, wise of brow
Though my skin be feline now
I’m no ‘Muffy’ anyhow
I am Merlin, then… and now!”



6 October 2022
Contest: Merlin The Magic Cat
Sponsor: Mystic Rose Rose

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Miranda Hawley

Date: 10/24/2022 10:50:00 AM

Congratulations on your excellent win!

Terry Flood
Date: 10/24/2022 11:16:00 AM

Thanks, Miranda. Appreciated. Terry

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 10/24/2022 6:10:00 AM

Fabulous! Congratulations on your win Terry! Linda

Terry Flood
Date: 10/24/2022 11:15:00 AM

I like ‘Fabulous’… thank you, Linda. Terry

Emilia James

Date: 10/24/2022 3:22:00 AM

Congratulations on your top win Terry. Enjoyed your story and poem vey much. Emilia : )

Terry Flood
Date: 10/24/2022 11:15:00 AM

Thank you, Emilia. Glad you enjoyed. Terry

David Kavanagh

Date: 10/23/2022 1:55:00 PM

Congratulations Terry, top poem and top spot, you certainly have that magic touch, still a wizard of all things madcap and supernatural, what is it with you doggies moggies and mousy’s, this was always going to be your kind of contest, and you delivered with relish, cheers David

Terry Flood
Date: 10/23/2022 3:35:00 PM

I thought this would be right up my street too, David. But my first effort was dire. It was a while before I gave it a second shot and this popped up. Chuffed with the little trophy and glad you enjoyed. Terry

Ann Peck

Date: 10/23/2022 10:09:00 AM

Congratulations, Terry, on First Place! And good for Merlin! We magicians must stand up for our rights! Or, wait--is it cats we are? :)

Terry Flood
Date: 10/23/2022 10:34:00 AM

Thanks, Ann. I reckon we’re cats for a spell and then we’ll be whatever we choose to be. After all, we’re wizards!

Jenna Logan

Date: 10/23/2022 4:32:00 AM

Congrats, Terry. Good thing you dumped your original entry. This one proved the winner!

Terry Flood
Date: 10/23/2022 5:18:00 AM

Thanks, Jenna. I can’t even remember how the first version went. But, as you say, good thing I ditched it. Terry

Terry Miller

Date: 10/23/2022 12:36:00 AM

Congratulations puuurfect!

Terry Flood
Date: 10/23/2022 4:19:00 AM

Thanks, Terry. Glad you enjoyed. Terry

Andy Chunn

Date: 10/22/2022 8:02:00 PM

Congratulations on your win Terry. Nicely done.

Terry Flood
Date: 10/23/2022 4:18:00 AM

Thanks, Andy. Appreciated. Terry

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 10/22/2022 6:25:00 PM

Back to congratulate you on your top spot win with this magical cat story/poem Terry, well done… Belle

Terry Flood
Date: 10/23/2022 2:05:00 AM

Thank you, Belle. Glad you enjoyed. Terry

John Lawless

Date: 10/22/2022 6:01:00 PM

fantastic.....this should be P(PURR) OTD

Terry Flood
Date: 10/23/2022 2:04:00 AM

Thanks, John. as a paw poet, I’m humbled.

Jeff Kyser

Date: 10/22/2022 3:02:00 PM

Congrats, Terry! An enjoyable read!

Terry Flood
Date: 10/23/2022 2:02:00 AM

Thanks, Jeff. Glad I ditched my first effort.

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 10/22/2022 2:08:00 PM

This was so very creative Terry, you entertained me to no end Congrats on your 1st place win

Terry Flood
Date: 10/22/2022 2:20:00 PM

Thanks so much Rose, I’m well chuffed with that result and that you enjoyed my poem so much. Terry

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 10/9/2022 8:39:00 AM

Wow, as a cat, all I can say is Meow, Meow, Meow.

Terry Flood
Date: 10/9/2022 11:07:00 AM

THREE ‘Meows’…. I’m most honoured. ;-) Thanks, Andrea. Terry

Jenna Logan

Date: 10/5/2022 6:00:00 PM

I would think a bed more befitting one such as Merlin would be an easy enough spell to conjure. Great lines, Terry.

Terry Flood
Date: 10/6/2022 11:29:00 AM

He’s a little sidetracked, trying to remember where he left Excalibur. Glad you enjoyed, Jenna. I had written another entry which was so lame that I dumped it. Terry

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 10/5/2022 5:51:00 PM

Fantastic poetry Terry, comical, witty and amusing, a winner this is bound to be… Belle

Terry Flood
Date: 10/6/2022 11:32:00 AM

Thank you, Belle. My second attempt at this contest. Glad you enjoyed this one. Terry

L Milton Hankins

Date: 10/5/2022 5:45:00 PM

Absolutely delightful, Terry. Loved it. Best of luck in the contest.

Terry Flood
Date: 10/6/2022 11:36:00 AM

Thanks, Milt. Ideas have been a little sparse of late so it was nice to find a little inspiration. Terry