Above: The Original Draft of the Poem
Image Source = Kenneth Randolph Taylor
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Sleep, young Leslie, the afternoon away
in the soil beneath a rose-bush,
curled up smartly in the temperate shade.
You, a tuxedo cat, do brush
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away all stress gently without effort.
The mere sight of you softens hearts,
melts fears, reduces worries, and comforts
the hurt. You are a work of art.
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And so, until I feed you the next time
and you eat favored food gladly,
do that which cats do best–be most sublime
while training we humans subtly.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
JULY 8, 2014 COMMON ERA
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Below: Leslie, July 25, 2014
Image Source = Kenneth Randolph Taylor
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