“More Tales of the "Jersey Lilly"

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“More Tales of the "Jersey Lilly"

~ Sept ‘09

Brought it home from another
An orphaned cat discovered
A product of divorce
When a loving God mother
preserved her life force

She fed her outside
Then named her Nelly
And got some good rubs
on her pure white belly

But could not take her in
so she called a friend
Where love would abound
instead of the pound
for this lost and found

So this cat set free
was now free to me
Once lonely to roam
had a new found home

I miss heard Nelly as Lilly
this little rescued filly
With thoughts of Langtree
she became my Jerzee Lilly

And love has ensued
with this one rescued
Though Gabby's mom said that
"Why did you get a used cat?"

~ Nov ‘09

Then on the couch one night
with Gabby and Me
She seemed quite normal
When Gabby noticed pink
Where white fur should be

She’d been attacked
In the middle of the night
By a Keansburg Tom Cat
With a terrible bite

Still more to the Tale
After a visit to the Vet
An untold story
Not in this poem yet

Now in recovery
With a recent discovery
That She is a He
Was no surprise to me?

I’ve been wrong before
And shall be again
Because I look in their eyes
And not their rear end

His gender was hidden
By long flowing hair
And to that end
I chose not to stare

Of course he was fixed
By original dependents
So even investigation
Would reveal no evidence

So ends the Tale of Jerzee Lilly
But ‘Hey Bud’
Either way you’re lot’s of fun
Now Jerzee Willy
Because he has one…

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Poetry is what is lost in translation.

Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

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