Poems

Morning at the Window They are rattling breakfast plates in basement kitchens, And along the trampled edges of the street I am aware of the damp […]

Mr. Apollinax When Mr. Apollinax visited the United States His laughter tinkled among the teacups. I thought of Fragilion, that shy figure among the birch-trees, And […]

Mr. Eliot’s Sunday Morning Service Look, look, master, here comes two religions caterpillars. The Jew of Malta. Polyphiloprogenitive The sapient sutlers of the Lord Drift across […]

Mr. Mistoffelees You ought to know Mr. Mistoffelees! The Original Conjuring Cat– (There can be no doubt about that). Please listen to me and don’t scoff. […]

Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer were a very notorious couple of cats. As knockabout clown, quick-change comedians, tight-rope walkers and acrobats They had extensive reputation. […]

Old Deuteronomy Old Deuteronomy’s lived a long time; He’s a Cat who has lived many lives in succession. He was famous in proverb and famous in […]

Portrait of a Lady Thou hast committed– Fornication: but that was in another country And besides, the wench is dead. The Jew of Malta. I Among […]

Preludes I The winter’s evening settles down With smells of steaks in passageways. Six o’clock. The burnt-out ends of smoky days. And now a gusty shower […]

Rhapsody on a Windy Night Twelve o¹clock. Along the reaches of the street Held in a lunar synthesis, Whispering lunar incantations Dissolve the floors of memory […]

Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat There’s a whisper down the line at 11.39 When the Night Mail’s ready to depart, Saying “Skimble where is Skimble has he […]