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Adventures of Poe the Cat

Fairy Tales of Cats for Children

Published by Thaddeus Hutyra

for The Poetry Universe

ABOUT THIS COLLECTION

“Adventures of Poe the Cat” is
the third book in the trilogy of fairy tale poems
for children, following earlier published books
“Chimes and Rhymes for Grown-ups, to be read
to Children” and “Abracadabra: Children Bedtime
Stories”.

The Poetry Universe is a forum for
poets and writers on Facebook, created in 2014.
Members include experienced poets and beginning
poets stepping into the poetry community.
Our authors span the globe, and some poems are
translated into English to reach a wider audience.

My goal, as the forum’s founder, was to
create a group whose spirit consists of total writing
freedom and the widespread wings of the universe
of thought. We are all trying to advance our poetic
skills, visiting the furthest dimensions of Earth and
the universe with our poetic pen, the starship
doing wonders. Freedom and the wings of
the Universe, its unfathomable tides, its enchanting
veils, whether of time or love or anything else, are
number one in what is guiding this group.
The spirit of the Poetry Universe forum
is aptly represented in its member’s entries.
Poems are written across a broad range of
subjects as well as in various styles of prose, and
originate from all around the world.

One aspect of the forum is our
“challenges”, which have become very popular.
After several challenges specifically designed to
create poetry for young readers, we devised
the idea of publishing books of children’s poems
that would also delight parents.
And thus, “Chimes And Rhymes For Grownups”
was the first book with fairy tales born and
followed by another one, “ Abracadabra: Children
Bedtime Stories”, with as enchanting fairy tales
and many more drawings that can attract
children’s creativity. “Adventures of Poe the Cat”
is the third and final book in the trilogy.
Let’s give it a warm applause: welcome, dear
“Adventures of Poe the Cat”!

Our poetry book is rich in excellent,
breathtaking poems with spellbound fairy tales
that children of all ages will adore. We sincerely
hope you enjoy this book as much as
we have enjoyed creating it. Your acceptance
means to us: ‘Mission Accomplished’, thank you!

~ Thaddeus Hutyra

Motto

I would define, in brief, the poetry of words

as the rhythmical creation of Beauty.

~ Edgar Allan Poe

~ * ~

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow

to dance.

~ Carl Sandburg

~ * ~

The crown of literature is poetry.

~ W. Somerset Maugham

~ * ~

Little children are the most lovely flowers
this side of Eden.

~ Rev. Dr. Davies

~ * ~

I am a passenger on the spaceship Earth.
~ E.L. Konigsburg

~ * ~

If you want your children to be intelligent,

read them fairy tales.
If you want them to be more intelligent, read

them more fairy tales.

~ Albert Einstein

~ * ~

A childhood without books – that

would be no childhood.
That would be like being shut out from

the enchanted place
where you can go and find the rarest kind of joy.
~ Astrid Lindgren

The Poe! By Ieva Rasmussen

CHAPTER ONE

ADVENTURES OF CAT THE POE

HIS BEST FRIENDS
AND ... THE WITCHES

Cat the Poe ! by Thaddeus Hutyra

Hello O’ friends, my friends I am a cat

very clever one, thinking day and night

I call myself the Poe, yes, the Poe

for I am the greatest, I, the cat!

Some call me also cat the Poe

or Cat the Poe, with large "C"

some others Poe the Cat
just remember, I Poe the Cat!

Whatever to say, I the Poe

I am your cat, dear parents and kids!

When you are away in your jobs

I follow my plan, finest in the world

Not a book is strange to me

not a poet on Facebook too!

I do have an enchanting plan for

the world

and even for the Universe I think

Simply visualized as The Bells by Mr. Poe

but I go even further, believe me!

Not just silver, golden, bronze and iron

bells

as Mr. Poe had it envisioned

My bells are much more than this

diamond bells and bells of pearls.

The bells with kaleidoscopic patterns

of colors

enabling me to cross from one world to

another one

all the dimensions there are!

Even if I enter the parallel world

I will not be a coward.

Not a weakling, not a milksop,

not a namby-pamby

not a scaredy-cat, yellow-belly, sissy

not a polecat, craven or a dastard

and, God forbid, not a chicken or a mouse!

Furthermore I also imagine

organic bells that can help me

catching my prey more easily

My bells can be even of the light

one I can see in all its symphony.

I am simply the wizard, best in the world

proudly myself calling Cat the Poe!

The art of the military strategy

that I am just studying

I have in my smallest claw

of any of my paws.

Yet it is definitely not enough

for I want to become an enthralling poet

I, the cat, proudly calling myself Cat the Poe!

One day I shall write

the most enchanting verses there ever were

I will go even further and seek

my own cybernetic immortality.

I am Cat the Poe who alike Albert Einstein

will conquer the Universe.

Unlike him I will travel on a starship

all the way to n-dimensions

of the known and unknown universes.

I will prove, black and white

there are more dimensions

than any human ever imagined.

I will prove to the world with

my mind’s theory

art and constitutional rights are essential

I shall write it all one day

in my wizardly poetry

I, the greatest cat, called the Poe!

O’ friends, my friends

look at all my bewitching bells

hear their glamorous music

most captivating one!

How they ring, how they sing!

As if paradise was one

with this world we are in!

How they ring, how they sing!

Just imagine all the pearls of the worldand seas!

Just imagine, hear it all, get reborn in

the delight!

Here they are, my friends, O’ friends!

Here they are, all the bells of mine

all the bells I am so proud of, I, Cat the Poe!

Hear O’ lovers, hear O’ songsters

hear the bells in the passing winds!

How they ring, how they sing

with the winds blowing across the world!

How they ring like the wedding rings

of two lovers finally married!

How they ring, like the diamond rings

bringing us all the way to immortality!

How they ring, how they tinkle

give a call and a clatter of hooves

How they rattle, croak and chortle, and buzz

how they jingle, clang and sound, and sing

as if Earth bounced all the way to paradise.

Here I am, my friends, I, Cat the Poe

here I am for you all, O’ friends

and I welcome you all, I, Cat the Poe!

Fantasies of Cat the Poe by Thaddeus Hutyra

I, Cat the Poe, my dear kids

am busy with my inner fantasies

and nobody’s cat’s paw

I am swimming in them

and flying as well

as if conquering the seas

of the vast Universe.

I, charming Cat the Poe,

your best friend, my kids

am a very clever cat

I am painting the air

I breathe in

fresh one as in the Alps

on a wintry Sunday

you and I are there.

I, Cat the Poe, quick-witted one

am painting the wind

with its whirls and swirls

so subtle and virtuosic

as the ballet dance.

I, Cat the Poe, gifted one

am painting your smile

and your bright eyes

expressing your happiness

on this enchanting Cat Day !

I am painting the Universe

and the gravitational waves

giving me the insight

back to the very beginning.

I am painting it all

with my heart, dreams and soul

flying with my paws formed into wings

across the Universe !

I, Cat the Poe, brilliant one

am but a spark of light

the one that bursted into the Universe

during the Big Bang.

The glimmer in the night

the ray of the Sun in the day

but just a spark of light

and of life, important one !

I am a flash and a sparkle, a flare

and a glance

a flicker and a beam, a twinkle and a gleam

a shimmering phlox, a glow and afterglow

all of it but just a spark

the one of life !

I am the spark of light

anchored in the spider’s web of light

as anyone else !

Somewhere there

on the outskirts of the Universe

in the Milky Way Galaxy.

I am even a poet as good as Mr. Poe

calling myself Cat the Poe

I am a poet in all incarnations

writing artful verses

spreading over the sheets of life

hallowed as the Ganges

the Hindu sacred, cleansing river.

Unfathomable emotions

accentuate density

of my very feelings

for enigmatic is life

of a poet as I, Cat the Poe !

I am an artist, a painter of verses

a sculptor, a singer and a musician

a conductor of the muse

the poets are so proud of.

I, Cat the Poe, with my eyes

alike photographic lenses

am a photographer of life

that the Lord, our Father

have created

and I register it

in my poetic verses

once for all

making sure

the evidence is never lost !

Photographer of love

of our hearts, rebel hearts

all the emotions

between you, my kids

and me, your cat

that are sparking

to the starry skies

and further to the Universe.

I am a dancer in all the verses

I, the watchful eye of spirits

Not even the very air

can escape my attention

for I am the photographer of fate.

I, Cat the Poe, ingenious one

am a choreographer

dealing with the real life

and all its roughness

Dreams must become reality

in my choreographic plan.

Ah, look, whoever you are

look how I catch the sparks

of all the moments of life

into the lens

of my poetic ink

Nothing can really escape me

for I am the poet, I Cat the Poe

the right hand of you, my kids !

Tides of the Universe

are my song

The fields of stars

my great adventure.

Sparks of the light

are my joy

Sparks out of the Sun

my homecoming.

The art, my dear kids

is to acknowledge

we are part of something else

and of the Universe

what does not diminish

the very importance of us.

In the end, my dear kids

know it I love you all

I, Cat the Poe, your cat !

And I promise, my dear kids

I will try to be a simpler cat

one you can understand

just playing with you, amusing you

Finally I promise to you all

that yet tonight I will catch a mouse !

Cat The Snow by Ieva Rasmussen

Tick tock tick tock

Says the clock

And tiny stars of dust

Linger in the light

Colorful Christmas socks

Hang merrily

Above the fireplace

Awaiting magic night

An old cat in the window

Is big and white as snow

His deep green eyes

Are shining bright

He dreams about

Blackbirds and mice

While snowflakes dance

Among the trees

In the winter world outside

He wants to play

In fluffy snowbanks

But he is slow and old

He wants to catch

A dancing snowflake

But his legs

Are weak and cold

So he finds comfort

Talking to his friend

Who lives a world apart

But snow white cat

Is clever

And he knows

All worlds are one

And they are all

Deep inside ones heart

And so they fly

Starships of dreams

And visit planet Mars

Where blackbirds are white

And mice are red

And their eyes

Are twinkling stars

And when darkness falls

Upon the Earth

And Christmas trees

All bloom in golden lights

Cat the Poe

And Cat The Snow

Will chase galactic butterflies

In stardust of the holy night

Kitty the Cat By Alexandra H. Rodrigues

Hi Kids, I am Kitty the Cat

So far we have not yet met!

Cat the Poe is my very best friend

He suggested that greetings I send.

He is so busy with all his endeavors

I help him to find enough hours

To tell you about any new enterprise

Cat the Poe is lovable and very wise.

Sometimes I go on his trips with him

Near the sky in his spaceship we skim

Among stars we dip to have a quick swim

With Cat the Poe to be bored is slim.

I too want to call you kids my friends!

Figuratively I now reach for your hands.

This, dear kids, is as my introduction meant

Soon I will more greetings to you send!

Mitzi the Cat By Alexandra H. Rodrigues

Mitzi, another feline cat

With Kitty Cat a long-standing

Friendship had.

When Kitty got busy playing with

Cat the Poe

Mitzi also on adventures wanted to go.

So Kitty introduced Mitzi to Cat the Poe

Also had her meet up

With the newcomer Cat the Snow.

Cat the Poe enjoyed all the cats company

Together they celebrated each new invention

He would always their leader be.

Kater and Gogo By Alexandra H. Rodrigues

They lived in a stately private house

Kater, the cat and Gogo, the mouse!

Kater was a studious and friendly cat

Already of age, when Gogo he met.

Once Kater had chased many a mouse

Yet Gogo different wants in him aroused.

Nowadays Kater just wanted to play

Fed he was by the home owners each day.

So Gogo the mouse did not have to

be afraid

Sometimes she even ate from Kater’s plate.

It had become between them a clear-cut fact

Good friends and playmates was their pact.

Of Cat the Poe and his company

they heard

And one day the bright idea to them occurred

A book about that group they would write

While they cuddled by the fire with delight.

You see, kids,

Kater and Gogo are animals with heart

Only in good deeds they want to take part.

So you stay tuned and maybe one day

You will find out what Kater and Gogo say.

Kitty’s Love vs. Poe’s Love by Rihan Hassan Mustapha

Poe was in the magic shuttle heading

to the space.

Kitty was writing him a poem from a faraway

place

in hope it will reach Poe via the telepathic gleam.

She wrote: “Dearest, you are my sweetest

dream,

the sprinkling stars and waxing moon at night,

and the one I expect to passionately hug tight.

I adore how you want me to have

the best run.

You’re a gentle cat whose love is comparable

to none.

You have always been my greatest romantic

love.

I am addicted to you; I cannot get enough.

Your purity gives me the strength to live

within a highly unrelenting and brutal life.

My soul is captivated by your hearty laugh.

I hear its unforgettable echo from

a distance.

as if I enter the forbidden chamber of secrets

which is prettier than the wonderland of Alice.

You’re nobler and gentler than Cinderella’s

prince.

It’s how my heart depicts your majestic

existence.”

Kitty’s message suddenly hit Poe’s heart.

In his mind, he replied in a musical art:

“Have you been to the utopian dreamland?

Only there you can listen to the funky band

live around the clock, so you never get bored.

If music is not your mania, walk on the road

and enjoy the view of all types of pretty roses.

This perfect world is free of depression causes.

All of that and more one sees in your

dreamy eyes.

Diving into soul’s ocean makes my spirits

greatly rise.”

Cat the Poe, the Astronaut by Thaddeus Hutyra

Endless are my thoughts, dear kids

unmatched imagination

for I am Cat the Poe

quite famous among the cats !

Most of all I dream a lot

I look onto the sky day and night

While during the day

I try to catch Sun’s rays

so at night stars are my prey !

Such a character I have

and I don’t think

I will ever change

but if I can advise you anything

listen to your mom and dad

for they love you so much

as nobody else !

There in my tender heart

among many cosmic islands

there is one called Proxima b

I am with all my heart for.

You perhaps ask, dear kids

what is that Proxima b

Well it is a planet as our own Earth

circling around a star

that is called Proxima Centauri.

At the same time I ask myself

how many Earthlike planets

there are in my heart.

My impulsive answer is: infiniteness !

It proves the motion

there are parallel universes

multiverses we all share

with the real Universe.

Never shall I have a complete answer

to such metaphysical questions

for my heart is an indefinite cosmos

alike the real Universe.

I am a cosmic dancer

in my own tender heart

a choreographer of its dimensions

a conductor of its symphonies

as rich as all the shades

of love’s music

there are in human lives

and our own catty lives.

Shall Elon Musk succeed with his plans

to make it possible for humans

and of course also for us, the cats

to settle down on Mars ?

Shall we ever arrive on Proxima b ?

Well, in my heart it all did already happen

civilizations are spreading

across the Universe.

Heartbeat is heard

in the furthest corners

of my tender heart

and far beyond.

Just imagine, dear kids

and see me in a spaceship

I am there in that starship

I, Cat the Poe, the astronaut

I, Cat the Poe, your greatest friend !

Cat the Poe and Kitty the Cat by Thaddeus Hutyra

Here I am again, my dear kids

I, Cat the Poe, your best friend

I’ve got selected for a trip to Mars

and my colleagues, human astronauts

are calling me … astrocat, cool, indeed !

They are going to terraform Mars

transform it from almost a dead planet

to inhabitable one, in other words

replenished and enriched by microbes

we’re going to bring from Earth.

Not only humans, but also we, cats

will become interplanetary species

Starting with Mars, the planet at hand.

Impressum

Verlag: BookRix GmbH & Co. KG

Tag der Veröffentlichung: 23.01.2017
ISBN: 978-3-7396-9434-4

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