Fund Raising Booklet

[Phoenix]

Here's what I've done for it (with help from Dylan of course - the help being Dylan walking on the keyboard )I'll post the poems below in seperate posts I think (easier)

Dylan's writeup on the back:

Hello

I’ve asked my new mum to set together a booklet of all her poems to raise money for Caring for Cats East Yorkshire.

I came home in November 2008, shortly after Mum’s tortoiseshell cat (known as Enid to the volunteers) was sadly put to sleep because of a blockage in her bladder.

I told Mum that rather than her poems sitting around not getting read by anyone, I wanted her to use them to raise money to help all the other kitties find forever homes.

Beauty (formerly known as Enid) went in to the charity after her servant (people think they own us but the truth is we own you!) died.

My history is our servants split up and didn’t take either me or my brother with them, instead gave us up which hurt!

Anyway, I thank you for buying this booklet to help all homeless kitties have a chance at getting a new home!

[Phoenix]

First up:
Mum wrote this poem in memory of her gorgeous tortoiseshell cat she had before I came home with her.
Dylan.


Beauty

I first saw you sleeping in your pen
You were so thin, so fragile
At the time of seeing you
I wasn't planning on taking you home

You were eight years old, the charity said
Had been in their care for months
I knew I couldn't leave you!

I arranged it with my family
Together we brought you home
You were my precious treasure,
My sugar pie, my life!

You acted older than the charity thought you were,
We thought you were 14 when we got you.
Beauty, you were shy but very sweet
Once you learnt to trust us.

You were never keen on visitors, never keen on fuss
But you were very special
To all of us

You had to leave your home
When your owner died
But that didn't mean you weren't special
You meant the world to us!

It was hard when you became ill
The good times became rarer and rarer
The bad started outnumbering the good

We did our best, honest we tried!
But your body was too weak
To fight the sickness off.
I lost you, holding you at the last
You only lived with us 18 months!
But your memory still lives on,
My sweet, precious treasure!

[Phoenix]

The Misty Ocean


The Misty Ocean is a wonderful sight
Blue, grey, green and white
‘I’m a sight for sore eyes’
The Misty Ocean sighs.


‘All the ships that sail on me
Should be aware that I am the sea
I can get really wild
Although I prefer to be mild’


The Misty Ocean is so good
It normally behaves like it should
Unless the wind makes it mad
Then it really will get bad!

[Phoenix]

The Golden Sunset


I sit here and look
At the Golden Sunset
Thinking about the beauty
of this day


I sit here and think
About the beauty of life
And the beauty of the
Golden Sunset


I sit here and look
At the sky and I ask myself
Where is the heart of the
Golden Sunset?


I sit here and think
About the meaning of life
And the beauty and heart of
The Golden Sunset

[Phoenix]

At The Bottom of the Ocean

At the bottom of the ocean
A shipwreck lies
All brown and black
All rusted and worn, rotting away.

At the bottom of the ocean
The shipwreck is rotting away
The sea lapping against it
Is making it rot away quickly.

At the bottom of the ocean
The shipwreck lies, forgotten by people
Forgotten by everybody
Seaweed clinging to it.

At the bottom of the ocean
The sea eats away at the shipwreck
The shipwreck is in a poor state
All rusted, worn and torn.

At the bottom of the ocean
Lies a shipwreck
With a gash in it
From where it hit an iceberg.

It hit the iceberg and sank
It has been in the ocean ever since
Rotting away
With help from the sea.

At the bottom of the ocean
Lies the Titanic
She hit an iceberg then sank
She has been in the Ocean ever since.

[Phoenix]

The Ship


The ship is setting sail at last
I have been waiting for this day
So long, so long
Our ship is sailing off today


Our ship is sailing today
The wind is fanning the sail now
We are leaving the land behind
With all our other ships in tow.


We are sailing, sailing, sailing
Sailing away to new lands
Leaving the old behind
For the boat to get new hands

[Phoenix]

Dreams

Have you looked up
Into the clouds
And wondered what dreams
The night may bring?

The night may bring memories
Or it might bring bad dreams
It could also bring fantasies
Or it could bring none of these.

Have you ever wondered
What dreams could pop up unexpectedly
In the middle of the night
When you are asleep

When you dream
What do you see?
Do you see your memories?
Or do you see something else?

[Phoenix]

Renamed this one:

You Walk On By
OR
A Rescue Cat’s Lament


I'm sat in my pen
With people all around
Wondering who to look at
I look at you
But you walk on by
Without a glance.


I'm sat here, lonely and afraid
Looking out at you
But you don't seem to notice me
And you walk on by.


I'm sat here wondering
If any of you will look at me
But no
You walk on by.

I'm still sat here waiting
For you to take me home
My old life was hard
But not as hard as watching you
Walk on by


I can't help my fear
I can't help my past
So I wish you would
Stop and look at me and
Not walk by


I've been here so long
Watching all of you people
But you don't notice me so
You walk on by

[Phoenix]

A Stray's Tail

I'm sat outside your door
Waiting for you to open it
Something is wrong, I can sense it
A year ago you took me in
I was a kitten then
Now you don't want to know
Must I be out in the cold?
I'm on my own now
I look through the window and meow
"Let me in, it's time for some food"
You have your back turned.
I need some food, so I turn my back on you.
The birds fly overhead
How I wish I could catch them!
I try next door, they have a cat!
They shoo me away, so I run.
I knock a bin over and find the remains of a chicken.
That chicken tastes great!
I go along, trying every house
Until I get to the next street
I hear a car coming
"Please help me" I meow.
No good! They are passing by!
I run to them, trying to catch them up.
They see me in their mirror. Do they stop? No.
Someone else is coming. On foot.
They put some food on the floor, in a bowl.
I'm hungry again, and tired.
I nervously approach the bowl, not knowing what to expect.
The food tastes good, I hear you approach.
I hear kind words for the first time since I was thrown out.
You pick me up and take me inside
To "Meet the family" as you put it.
You pick up the phone, to call some new people.
I hear another vehicle coming.
It's a van with two new people.
They pick me up and put me in a cage.
"I don't like this" I meow at them.
They don't listen.
We pull up outside a new building.
My cage is lifted out.
I'm carried inside.
Wait a minute! I know this building!
It's what people call the VETS!
I don't like this!
You carry me inside, and I get checked over by the vet.
I hiss and grumble at the vet
But soon I am back in the cage, ready to go!
You carry me back out to the van, and we go to another building.
You put me in another cage, and tell me to be good.
I see other cats about, all in cages.
I discover this cage has a litter tray in ...
I badly need to use it!
The food tastes good after all I've been through!
The water is fresh, I drink all I can.
You help me settle in, and "socialise" with me.
I'm a really friendly cat, I see you write that on a sheet of paper.
A short while later, too short a time,
You take me out of there, and take me to a "rescue centre"
I stay there a few days, then You come in.
I realise You are the person for me.
"Look at me!" I cry. "I need a home!"
You make all the right noises, then talk to the people there.
I'm taken out of the cage, then put back in a carrier.
I'm going home!

[Phoenix]

Do You Remember


Do you remember when
We used to sit in the sun
Together?
Best Friends Forever
Do you remember me?

We became a threesome
Hung around together
Then you went off together
With her, didn't you?

We left the school together
As a threesome
Promised we'd stay in touch
Do you remember?

I wrote to you
You never wrote back though.
Now all I have left is
Memories of you and me.