With my Simon’s Cat toy sitting on my desk, I’ve been busy writing possible entries for the Simon’s Cat Poetry Competition. Writing cute and funny poetry is definitely a challenge for me as I usually rely on nature and architecture as a means of inspiration. I’ve got a few poems that I’m relatively happy with and I thought it might be fun to let my readers decide which one I will submit. The last poetry poll was so successful, I figured this was the perfect way to usher in my first writing submission of 2013.
For each poem, I listed the inspiration as the competition is looking for poetry inspired by Simon’s Cat images or videos. I stuck with my favorite videos, (click on the images to watch the full length video) as well as the drawing that introduced the contest.
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Baseball Bat and Empty Dish
See my dish,
where’s the fish?
Cute and fat,
fill my vat
Starving cat
swings a bat
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Sticky Tape
Sticky tape
on my foot
tongue and ear
Meow! Get off!
I panic
still not clear
There, it’s gone
Meow! I win!
Tail flick cheer
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Fly Guy
Simon sits
unaware
Buzzing fly
stalking cat
Big eyes watch
waiting to pounce
Curtains shred
lampshade dead
Fly goes splat
Meow, now what?
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Thanks for voting! Results will be posted on Friday, January 25th.
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c.b.w. 2013











I definitely vote for ” Fly Guy” although all of them are great
Thanks for voting!
I’m working in a strange genre for me, so I appreciate the encouraging words.
I never would’ve guessed. All the poems read as though they were effortlessly created.
You are ridiculously talented, C.B. Good luck with the contest!
Thanks!
Fly guy is my pick! You have “cat-ness” expressed so well.
Thanks for voting!
Fly Guy was the last one I wrote and I like how it turned out.
Baseball of course
Of course!
They were all funny and cute … but the first one stuck
Thanks! I’m glad they made you smile.
Thanks for voting!
I like the sticky tape one, probably because I do that to tease my cat. (Put a sticky tape on his nose.) Haha. But all of your poems are great. Good luck!
Hee hee! We like to put sticky tape on our cat’s feet.
It’s too funny!
Too funny! Bet you had a blast writing those!
They were so much fun!
Plus, they gave me a realistic excuse to keep my Simon’s Cat stuffed animal on my desk. Lol!