Welcome Poetic Peeps!
Happy Poetic Thursday everyone – time to exercise our creativity (yes friends we all have some of that creativity stuff but sometimes we need to jumpstart it!) and write a poem. We’re working our way through the alphabet with this little exercise and have reached the letter “O” ! So today I will have an ODE to O.
“Only”
by Sammy Kimmell, 9/22/16
I am an “ONLY” cat
Yet so much more than that…
Although I am an “ONLY”
I am never, ever lonely.
My “ONLY” life is busy
At times it makes me dizzy!
I’m “ONLY” one spoiled cat
There are others, I’m sure of that!
“ONLY” I shall be
Until my soul flies free.
There you have it………….I squeezed off another one and am getting closer and closer to the BIG Z which will finish this fun alphabetic journey of poetry…………I hope you’re having fun crafting your own poems OR just reading mine. If you have a contribution to the letter “O” this week, please post your poem in my comments, OR, if you’ve put your poem on your blog, share the link to it in my comments……………..we all love a good poem from time to time right????????????????
Stay happy….keep a poem in your heart!
Love, Poetic Sam

I’m a poet
and I know it!
“REMEMBER ME THURSDAY” is today…..
Please light a candle for all those anipals who are in shelters just waiting – sometimes for WAY too long – to find their FOREVER HOME………..we all deserve to have that kind of happiness – we are so full of love and want to share it with the world…….we hope that maybe “Remember Me Thursday” will be a lucky day for some…..that their FOREVER comes to take them HOME.

To REMEMBER……
Sam, thank you for a great poem. You are a poet and you look like a poet with that green hat full of rhymes.
Hugs,
Kosmo,
a cat in faraway Finland.
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Hi Kosmo! Being an “only” isn’t so bad is it…..you are one too but I think it’s very nice to have our humans’ attention ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL to ourselves right?
Love, Sammy
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Nice poem Sammy!
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Thanks gang!!!!!
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I’m an only child too, but just between us, that’s not bad when it comes to treats and cuddle time… we haven’t to share anything :o)
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You’re right Easy……..we get ALL the attention, ALL The treats, an in your case ALL the stuffies to de-stuff! Being ONLY does NOT mean being LONELY!
Love and Hugs, Sammy
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And you are a great poet!!
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Thank you Toby!!!!! 🙂
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I will tell you a secret, Sammy… although I enjoy living with Binga and Boodie and we all have lots of fun together, I really enjoy going out of town with my human and being an “only” for a couple of days! The best was my trip to Catalina with her and her boyfriend – I had TWO humans to myself for that trip!
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Oh Summer, you’re right – being “the only” even for a day or two must be a real treat when you’re one of several in a household…..it’s nice to have that one on one thing going…..and you are lucky to be able to have that when you travel to shows…..I bet that trip to Catalina is memorable for you in many ways!! I am fine being an ONLY……….
Love, Sammy
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There’s something to be said for being an “only”….
Love, Sundae
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You and I know that right Sundae? 🙂
Love, Sam
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Bravo Bravo another fine as wine poem. I agree Sammy being and only does not mean we are lonely!! We are two lucky only kitties
Hugs madi your bfff
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We sure as heck are Madi my dear!
Love, Sammy
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Another excellent poem Sammy, I think you should publish a poetry book. Are you going to have some theme after we get through Z? I am glad you get to be a spoiled only cat and have such a wonderful life, you deserve it. I do pray all kitties can get loving homes. XO
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I’ll think of SOMETHING after we get to Z…..right now I’m trying not to think about the end of the alphabet arriving…….but it will……and I’ll be caught with my pants down (oops….no pants!).
Love, Sam
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“Only” is nice… you get all the attention! You have Mom and Dad all to yourself… 🙂
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Not a bad deal is it Miss Pix?! I do get all the attention but as someone said earlier, I also get all the BLAME when something is “amiss” around here! HAHA
Love, Sam
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We don’t know what it’s like to be an “ONLY” but we’re sure it’s pretty special….just like YOU!
The Florida Furkids
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Oops,,,,,forgot our link…http://friendsfurevercatblog.blogspot.com/2016/09/tasty-and-poetic-thursday.html
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Aw thanks gang………I think if I’d ever been anything other than an only I would be sad when I lost one of my friends….I was found ALONE under a house, stayed in a cage ALONE at the shelter and now I’m the only cat here. Life is good…..what more could I ask for?
Love, Sammy
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OMP Cousin! You are definitely an awesome poet!! And guess what? We all know it. XOXO – Bacon
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HAHAHAHAHA! You’re a peach of a pig Bacon!
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Oh I wish I were a cat
For I would be so fat
I would eat all day
and only sometimes play
when I felt like it
because mostly I would sit
and look out the window
and think how my owner needs to mow
knowing I don’t have to do anything
but be a cat
and that’s that!
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Gosh, good job! Thanks for playing along on poetic Thursday Miss Wanda!
Hugs, Sammy
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Thank you! It was fun!
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Next week is Letter P!
Hugs, Sam
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I’ll get ready!
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I could do it but I flat out refuse to give your soul flying lessons.
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Oh heck……..even if my soul promises to behave?
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You may be an Only Cat, Sammy, but never only a cat. Having all the cuddles and snuggles all to yourself is great, but I never stop missing my brother.
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Flynn I can’t even imagine what it would be like to grow up with a best buddy, pal and brother and have him just disappear one day. You have carried on valiantly and bravely and I know that your Mom and Dad love you with all their hearts but a missing brother is like a missing half of a whole…………….
Love and Hugs, Sammy
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You squeezed a good one Sammy
Lily & Edward
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Thanks my little friends……..Next week is “P” and we all know what that might stand for!
Hugs, Sam
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Sammy, your poem is purrfect. If everybody who loved cats had an “only” cat (at least), we could empty the shelters. What you said about Remember Me Thursday was purrfect as well. Sending you lots of love. If anyone wants to read our poem, they can do it here: http://thecatonmyhead.com/?p=22436
XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo
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I loved your poem today – thanks for playing along. You are right about shelters – if everybody everywhere adopted just one cat, what a lot of empty shelters there would be. A dream come true – for the cats AND for all of us who wish it would be so.
Love, Sammy
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What a wonderful poem, Sammy! You’re truly the “one and only”! 😉
Have a wonderful (beginning of) autumn,
Pit
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Thanks Mr. Pit! Hope you have a grand Fall-start too!
Love, Sam
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I’m an “only” too. It’s super nice … except for having no one else to blame 😉
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Gosh I had forgotten about that – – – it’s true – I get blamed for everything but rightfully so since I’m the only one to take it! YIKES!
Hugs, Sammy
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That’s a great poem, Sammy. Sometimes I wish I was an only. ~Zoey
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Oh Zoey – you have such swell brothers but it is kinda nice getting ALL the attention instead of sharing it!
Hugs, Sammy
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sammy…dood…gram paw dood waz an onlee……him had ta bee….awesum poem two day buddy….we feer X
but in de meen time….heerz one frum butter lover boom O cat ==^..^==
eye looked outside me window this morn….. N ther eye saw an Ox
standin under de front yard tree….. eatin up all de phlox
him worn noe hat.. him wore noe tie …noe shirt… noe shooz …noe sox
then eye noe tizzed next two him…. waza grate big card bored box
de boxed swayed …de top popped opened…out jumped an artic fox
him had a sign, eye saw it red… that him waz sellin clox
for everee one that ewe buyed…. you getted a share in stockz
then sudden lee de card bored peace ….terned inta buildin blokz
eye haz loozed me mind eye said….when eye saw de trout towne docks
coz insted oh R boat anchored ther….. me spied ten thouzand crocz
N on R shore N chillaxin ther….. waz three bears N goldi lockz
sew letz just say that never again… will eye ever eat….. ham hocks
♥♥♥☺☺☺
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Boomer you outdid yourself buddy………this is a REAL GEM……..who knew so many things that thyme with OX could be stuck in a poem like you did! WOOT! I’ve gotta say this one tops the charts! Thanks for playing along on my poetic Thursdays – they are fun aren’t they!!
Hugs and Swordfish steaks, Sammy
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Being an “only” is the best way to be, in my opinion, too, S. Sharing is tougher than it sounds. I don’t like sharing toys, food, or Mom. Great poem!
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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Cupcake I think you’re right – living in a crowd is overrated….”only-ism” is great – it’s all about US!
Love, Sammy
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I rruff your poem. I am meeting you fur the first time and am following you! I’d like to try to make a poem too!
Your New Furrend in Vancouver,
Louis Dog Armstrong
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Louis ! Hi new friend! I’m on my way to take a peekie at your poem……I hope you keep doing them too – next week we do “P” (oops, that sounds funny!). Nice to meet you!
Love, Sammy
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This is my second comment – just to say that I wrote a poem. It’s on my blog, so please come and take a look. I is so excited!
Louis Dog Armstrong
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We love your poem Sammy and your photo too! I shall always remember the forgotten because I was so close to being one of them.
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Yes Brian………and there are so very many still left out there in the world…….I wish they would all find homes and forever be happy – like us!
Love, Sam
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That was a great poem Sammy. Here is one from Tricky.
Oh! to be an only poodle.
and not have to share with the whole caboodle.
Hee Hee. 😀
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CUTE! Tricky gets an A for that one……….and I think a lot of my fellow anipals think being ONLY isn’t such a bad deal!
Hugs, Sammy
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Excellent poem Sammy!
O how wonderful
O how grand
O how yous makes mes
Over the moon!
Kisses
Your Nellie Bellie
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O how sweet
O how pretty
O you are such a special kitty!
Love you dear Nellie……………..Sammy
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You are for sure the ONLY Sammy, and we love you for all that entails!!!
Woos – Ciara and Lightning
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Awwww……….what a SWEEEEEEEEEEEEET thing to say! 🙂
Love, Sammy
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Ooooooooh, what a great poem for O! This is a wonderful series.
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I’m having a ball with it – will have to think up something to do after we get to Z!
Love, Sam
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Today we remembered all our past pooches who wait for us across the Bridge. And just 6 days following the latest rescue of a new one. 😉
BTW…nice poem, Sammy-boy!
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It’s one of the BEST kind of “never ending cycles” when you keep bringing more joy/rescues into your home isn’t it……good for you!
Love, Sammy
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*O*bey (Ha ha ha) By Spitty
The Humans want us to obey
I don’t think that that’s okay
I don’t listen to what they say
They blather on all livelong day
In my fair city by the Bay
I’d like to pass a law today
That says they all must go away
While we stay home all day and play
Hi Sammy! Thanks for visiting us! We are trying –very slowly 😦 — to do better. XOXOXO
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Spitty that is a FABBBBO poem my man! Well done…….I like your “O” choice! How come they want US to obey but will not obey US? HMMM??? I haven’t figured that out yet in my 16-1/2 years. You’re a great poet and I hope maybe you will join in again when you have time my friend. Thanks so much for stopping by – It’s always good to hear from THE KING!
Love, Sammy
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Pawfect poetry my feline furiend.
Looking forward to your next piece.
Nose nudges,
CEO Olivia
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I’ll have to squeeze out a “P” poem next week (why does that sound funny?!?!?!?!).
Hugs, Sammy
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Sammy, your poem has touched us deeply. Shoko has said she’ll be your Canadian sisteh so you won’t be all alone anymore.
Kali
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Awwwww…….that’s sweet! I’m pretty darn used to being only…..I get more bacon that way too!
Hugs, Sammy
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Sammy’s poems are gracefully tonic,
but why do they end always so melancholic?
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Awwwww………..I don’t want them to be sad……..but when you get to be old and start doing that “reflecting” thing, sad kinda creeps up on you!!!!!
Love, Sam
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