Two Cats One up a tree One under the tree The cat up a tree is he The cat under the tree is she The tree is witch elm, just incidentally. He takes no notice of she, she takes no notice of he. He stares at the woolly clouds passing, she stares at the tree. There's been a lot written about cats, by Old Possum, Yeats and Company But not Alfred de Musset or Lord Tennyson or Poe or anybody Wrote about one cat under, and one cat up, a tree. God knows why this should be left for me Except I like cats as cats be Especially one cat up And one cat under A witch elm Tree.
Ewart Milne (1903-1987)
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Yes that tree is very strange, not seen anything like that before
ReplyDeleteThere were several in one stretch of trees. Hoping to find out what they are - none of the three of us knew.
ReplyDeleteThe mystery tree is a Wych Elm (Ulmus glabra) Alison.
ReplyDeleteThank you muchly, Roy!
ReplyDeleteTwo cats (Diamond Cut Diamond)
Two Cats
One up a tree
One under the tree
The cat up a tree is he
The cat under the tree is she
The tree is witch elm, just incidentally.
He takes no notice of she, she takes no notice of he.
He stares at the woolly clouds passing, she stares at the tree.
There's been a lot written about cats, by Old Possum, Yeats and Company
But not Alfred de Musset or Lord Tennyson or Poe or anybody
Wrote about one cat under, and one cat up, a tree.
God knows why this should be left for me
Except I like cats as cats be
Especially one cat up
And one cat under
A witch elm
Tree.
Ewart Milne (1903-1987)
Unfortunately I see no easy instant way to centre this for proper effect.
Love the photos - and the poem!
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