Three Word Wednesday requires participants
to use the three words of the week in a composition.
The words this week were: arrogant, crude and supple.
A Class Act
There is a certain elegance,
A certain je ne sais quoi
In everything they do.
An aloofness
That is not so much arrogant
As disdainful;
A presentation to the world
That is one of entitlement
A regal stance that oozes class
And separates the social strata.
They walk with a fluidity,
With a liquid motion
That captivates, hypnotises.
There is nothing crude about them,
They are a quality act.
They display a suppleness
In their actions and, indeed,
In their personal hygiene that,
If extended to teenage boys,
No homework would ever be done.
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© J Cosmo Newbery 2014
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What about when they leave the broken body of some poor little bird on your doorstep?
ReplyDeleteThank you leonine, thank you ball-boys!.
ReplyDeleteWhat about "Thank you lion men and ball boys"?
DeleteYeah, that's better.
DeleteThat line about teenage boys made me laugh out loud :D
ReplyDeleteI love cats...not so fond of teenage boys...but a clean/dim one could have advantages later in life ;)
ReplyDeletethe words you use make it flow so well ...
ReplyDeleteHa, this made me smile - about the teenage boys. Cats do have that inborn sense of entitlement........
ReplyDeleteNice tribute!
ReplyDeleteThey walk with a fluidity,
ReplyDeleteWith a liquid motion
That captivates, hypnotises.
There is nothing crude about them,
They have often been misunderstood. That is a pity when good intentions are being questioned. Great lines Cosmo!
Hank
flawless and engaging, nicely crafted
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The few cats that have deigned to live with us have too adopted this air. It only failed one on a cold winters day when both the cat and the dog chose to be nearest the heater in the lounge, each pushing the other out to be closer until my wife said "What is that burning?". The cat had won but also lost his pride and some dignity!
ReplyDeleteHilarious and too accurate!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, they do grace us with their presence!
ReplyDeletearen't they classy?...o my...thanks for the smile :)
ReplyDeleteYes indeed, cats have a certain air about them as they wander their territory!
ReplyDeleteI work with teenage boys, so I am laughing uproariously at your concluding lines!
ReplyDeleteWhirling with Alberto
I had three brothers so the closing lines make me smile too.
ReplyDeletenice to be free finally
ReplyDeletehomework? heh....whay homework...
ReplyDeletethere is quite a seduction in this...and in the attitude of the cat...
Oh, up until the last lines these cats were so separate from humans ... had to laugh!
ReplyDeleteI'm still laughing. Great poem.
ReplyDelete:) they are out of our world.
ReplyDeleteBack again from the pantry, and enjoyed it just as much this time. Still smiling about the teenage boys.
ReplyDeleteA great ending for a poem about cats.
ReplyDeleteMy cats agree with all you say...and they giggled at the ending, J Cosmo. :)
ReplyDeleteHa.. Good that most teenage boys are more like young dogs.. They obey as long as you tell them often enough ;-)
ReplyDeleteLove song for a cat... :-)
ReplyDeleteYou captured the personality of cats so well. Nice.
ReplyDeleteA nice one abouts cats...
ReplyDeleteThat bit about teenage boys caught my attention.