It suddenly struck me that today is Halloween, and it might be nice to do something seasonal. So, instead of the lovely mini-anthology of Snooki quotations I’d planned, here’s one of my favorite Stevie Smith poems.
Stevie loved reading her poetry aloud; she would sing it and act it out. It would have been great fun to see her recite this one.
MY CATS
I like to toss him up and down
A heavy cat weighs half a Crown
With a hey do diddle my cat Brown.
I like to pinch him on the sly
When nobody is passing by
With a hey do diddle my cat Fry.
I like to ruffle up his pride
And watch him skip and turn aside
With a hey do diddle my cat Hyde.
Hey Brown and Fry and Hyde my cats
That sit on tombstones for your mats.
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