Review of "I Could Pee on This" [98]

I Could Pee on This- And Other Poems by Cats 
by Francesco Merciuliano 
Chronicle Books, ISBN 978-1452110585
August 15, 2012, 112 pages

---

I am not the greatest fan of poetry, but this book just spoke to my heart.
Really, how could anyone resist to be moved by one like this...

I Lick Your Nose 

I lick your nose 

I lick your nose again 

I drag my claws down your eyelids 

Oh, you're up? Feed me 

Wow, it is like the author of that knows Larry and me.
Although Larry has taken to punching me in the face with his furry little paws about 4 a.m. instead of dragging his claws down my eyelids.
Maybe because he does not have claws.
Or how about this one...

Kubla Kat 

On the edge of a laughing teacup 

Did Kubla Kat decree 

That the corn fritter festooned with medals 

Shall make the brownies free 

And so the walls turned to water 

To let our sorrows drown 

As the chairs burned themselves for warmth 

So they need not face the clown 
Then the spoons burst into song 

And all the forks they understood 

As I stared at my now talking claws 

Because this catnip is just that good 

Maybe that is why Larry is so enjoying his Christmas gift, a big catnip toy.

If you own a cat, or just know someone who owns a cat or just love cats but are too smart to actually get one, this is a book that I think you will enjoy.
And perhaps make you laugh a bit.
Or a great deal.

Because the truth is often very funny, isn't it, when it comes to our furry friends.
The book is divided into four parts, Family, Work, Play and Existence, each full of the cutest little works of cat verse that will have you meowing...I mean laughing. Yet not only is it funny, it's observations about life with a cat ring very, very true. If you have a cat, you will see yourself and you furry friend in these pages. I dare you to read this little book and look at your cat and not wonder exactly what he or she is thinking.
Especially about you.
Then there are the dozens of cute kitty photos, so sweet, even if none of those cats is as handsome as Larry.

We really must thank Mr. Marciuliano for collecting these poems from the multitude of feline authors included. It can not have been easy. Although I must say it is odd that he does not include the names of the authors of each poem. Who wrote "I Lick Your Nose"? Was it Fluffy or Whiskers, Molly or Maisy? This is a little troubling.

Still, for cat lovers among you..or as a gift for a person owned by a cat, which is how I got my copy..this is a book that I can, with great amusement, recommend.

---