18 original poems for people who love cats and words.
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Glamorgan's Tales: A Cat's Garden of Verse, introduces Glamorgan, a multi-dimensional and worldly cat. Glamorgan isn't just cute. He is a cat of principle and the Principal of Catness. For Glamorgan is a moralist in the best sense: he recognizes that life means action and that actions have consequences, and that, from a cat's perspective, some things are right, some things are wrong, and some things just happen.
In this book we learn "Why Glamorgan Became a Cat" and are reminded of the importance of being true to one's nature. The character Boscolabaroo demonstrates the hazards of cunning intelligence without common sense. We are thrilled by the adventures of Zorro and Garcia who demonstrate street-savvy agility and friendship of the highest order. In "Eisenhower" we are haunted by Glamorgan's subtle observation of what causes mean cats. And anyone who owns a cat and has had to leave him behind will recognize the "Ghost Cat."
Glamorgan's Tales: A Cat's Garden of Verse, is the first of two books of poems about Glamorgan. Behind this work is a poet who harkens back to that grand time when poems rhymed, had meter, and celebrated life instead of nihlism. Cats, by their nature, embody life celebration. As the author recalls:
"If one had fur, the ability to purr,/ an affinity for fish and great balance--/To be a Cat would be for sure/ a superior use of one's talents!"
This book of 18 poems belongs on the desk or nightstand of anyone who appreciates cats and words. -- From the Publisher
About the Author
Lauren Bain has practiced law, written her share of ponderous poems, and traveled throughout the world. Now a recovering lawyer with no interest in anything ponderous, she lives on Vashon Island with her husband, her cat, Coolidge, and her dog, Hardy. She also plays chamber music, and keeps her life and poetry light except when she is studying Italian.
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Cat Lovers Were Right All Along,
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This review is from: Glamorgan's Tales: A Cat's Garden of Verse (Paperback)
Glamorgan is fictional cat who travels through 20 marvelous pieces of poetry that reveal much about our little-understood other half. Glamorgan shares the values, the emotions and the experiences common to we humans but, probably because he is a cat, his understanding and articulation of the parallels exceed those of readers who pass by this book. "Glamorgan Takes Tea" tells the mischevious story of our feline friend who brings his uninvited interests to his Mrs. Bollwimble's afternoon tea. Glamorgan enjoys the gathering much more than those who would be human. "Glamorgan Seeks His Roots" reminds us that a toss of the dice spells for us the good life or the bad life and those who are not curious will never know the difference. If you like cats, if you believe as clearly as does the author, that distinguishing between cats and humans is futile, you will truly enjoy this book. "Cats cannot think or feel" you muse? Read Ms. Bain's second book, "Glamorgan: He Who Would Be Cat" and then dare to share your perceptions only with other cat lovers.
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