Happy Dr Seuss Day!

Mark (aka Cavebear) and the Mews

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THE CAVEBEAR IN THE HAT

The snow it was falling, 

Too cold to go out.

So the children were bored

Barely moving about.

The children agreed

It was boring to sit.

They wished that some something

Would bring excitement.

So all they could do was to

Sit!

   Sit!

       Sit!

            Sit!

Then a noise up the stairs

Caught their interest, was funny.

It promised some change

From a day not quite sunny.

They looked and they saw

Upon the tall stair

A Cavebear that really

Should not have been there.

He wore a strange hat

And he walked just like people.

In fact, his hat rose 

From his head like a steeple.

Carrying two cats

And with nary a care

He waved, said hello

And he came down the stair. 

Said he was there

To get rid of their "bore"

And make this dull day

Better than before!  

So he'd brought his good friends

Cat One and Cat Two

Call them Ayla and Laz

They will entertain you.

Ayla jumped up to heights

Like they never had seen

While Laz zoomed through the room

Knocking things over, of which he was keen.

They laughed with delight

Watching Ayla jump round

From doortop to curtainrod

With slightest of bound.

The sight of Laz crashing around

Made them smile and cheer

They were far more excited 

Than they’d been the whole year.

But Marley, their own cat 

Thought this was quite bad

Mom will be home soon

And she’s gonna be mad.

So he ran to the Cavebear

And yelled in his ear

The kids will be blamed

And me too, I fear.

But “have no fear now”

Said Cavebear In The Hat

I surely do manage things

Better than THAT!

So he took off his hat

And he waved it around

Laz stopped running like crazy

Ayla came to the ground.

Cavebear In The Hat gave a signal to them

Ayla and Laz went and sat by the door

He again waved his hat and soon as can be

Everything in the house was as good as before.

I’m experienced at this, he told Marley-cat

I come to bring fun not to cause trouble

And he and his cats 

Disappeared like a bubble.

And that was good-timing

Because in a minute

Mom entered the house

And saw nothing wrong in it!

Happy Dr Seuss Day!

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Much credit (the graphic and about half the poem) go to Ann of Zoolatry.  I will post about that on my own blog...