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~THE RAVEN~ Edgar Allan Poe~and other poems for Autumn
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This is one of my favorites.

I've come to believe the oldest literary work in the world, the Pyramid Texts are a cross between The Raven and Data's Ode to Spot. They belong together;

Felis Cattus, is your taxonomic nomenclature,
an endothermic quadruped carnivorous by nature?
Your visual, olfactory and auditory senses
contribute to your hunting skills, and natural defenses.

I find myself intrigued by your subvocal oscillations,
a singular development of cat communications
that obviates your basic hedonistic predilection
for a rhythmic stroking of your fur, to demonstrate affection.

A tail is quite essential for your acrobatic talents;
you would not be so agile if you lacked its counterbalance.
And when not being utilized to aide in locomotion,
it often serves to illustrate the state of your emotion.

O Spot, the complex levels of behaviour you display
connote a fairly well-developed cognitive array.
And though you are not sentient, Spot, and do not comprehend,
I nonetheless consider you a true and valued friend.

http://www.sacred-texts.com/egy/pyt/
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RE: ~THE RAVEN~ Edgar Allan Poe - by Lady Cop - 10-28-2010, 02:07 PM
RE: ~THE RAVEN~ Edgar Allan Poe - by Lady Cop - 10-28-2010, 02:25 PM
RE: ~THE RAVEN~ Edgar Allan Poe - by cladking - 10-28-2010, 10:22 PM
RE: ~THE RAVEN~ Edgar Allan Poe - by cladking - 10-28-2010, 10:26 PM
RE: ~THE RAVEN~ Edgar Allan Poe - by QueenBee - 10-29-2010, 09:01 AM
RE: ~THE RAVEN~ Edgar Allan Poe - by JemStar - 10-11-2011, 09:06 AM
RE: ~THE RAVEN~ Edgar Allan Poe - by Lady Cop - 01-19-2011, 08:36 AM
RE: ~THE RAVEN~ Edgar Allan Poe - by Maggot - 01-19-2011, 09:15 PM
RE: ~THE RAVEN~ Edgar Allan Poe - by Lady Cop - 10-10-2011, 09:25 AM
RE: ~THE RAVEN~ Edgar Allan Poe - by cladking - 10-11-2011, 02:20 AM
RE: ~THE RAVEN~ Edgar Allan Poe - by Lady Cop - 10-24-2011, 09:59 AM