Old Woman Cat
by Stephanie Moore
Title
Old Woman Cat
Artist
Stephanie Moore
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Paper
Description
Warning
When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick flowers in other people's gardens
And learn to spit.
You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.
But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children.
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.
But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.
Jenny Joseph
Submitted: Friday, January 03, 2003
Edited: Monday, July 30, 2007
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December 22nd, 2013
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Comments (11)
Gary Richards
LOL! This one made me chuckle! Love your title and the art work, Stephanie!
Stephanie Moore replied:
Thanks so much, Gary - glad she made you laugh! I did a whole series on cats a couple years ago, they are on my site, somewhere!
Clotilde Espinosa
Faaaantastic Stephanie and vert cute....I do not need to practice, I am already there....and I love purple, I am wearing it now!! F/L.
Tyler Robbins
wow...this is so darn cute..and well done, Stephanie...and loved the poem...this is nice.....!!!! LV
Stephanie Moore replied:
Thank you so much Tyler - it is one of my favourite poems and there are hundreds of Red Hat clubs because of it