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TygrBright

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34. In honor of the Cat and the Moon...

Sun Oct 12, 2025, 05:14 PM

Oct 12

"The cat went here and there
And the moon spun round like a top,
And the nearest kin of the moon
The creeping cat, looked up.
Black Minnaloushe stared at the moon,
For, wander and wail as he would
The pure cold light in the sky
Troubled his animal blood.
Minnaloushe runs in the grass
Lifting his delicate feet.
Do you dance, Minnaloushe, do you dance?
When two close kindred meet,
What better than call a dance?
Maybe the moon may learn,
Tired of that courtly fashion,
A new dance turn.
Minnaloushe creeps through the grass
From moonlit place to place,
The sacred moon overhead
Has taken a new phase.
Does Minnaloushe know that his pupils
Will pass from change to change,
And that from round to crescent,
From crescent to round they range?
Minnaloushe creeps through the grass
Alone, important and wise,
And lifts to the changing moon
His changing eyes."

-----W.B. Yeats

poetically,
Bright

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Memes and pics a la Sunday [View all] Marthe48 Oct 12 OP

Thanks...great collection MiHale Oct 12 #1

Cute collection. Thank you. niyad Oct 12 #2

Is this in reference to True Dough Oct 12 #3

Our Floyd is a smartie Marthe48 Oct 12 #7

Thank you for a Sunday smile. Aaeia Oct 12 #4

🌞 Good morning, Marthe48. Thank you. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 12 #5

Thank you! Love the cat and moon. 58Sunliner Oct 12 #6

That was my fave! Delphinus Oct 12 #11

Lovely malaise Oct 12 #8

Thank you Marthe48 JMCKUSICK Oct 12 #9

Thank you, thank you markie Oct 12 #10

Absolutely Delphinus Oct 12 #13

Where do astronauts hang out. zanana1 Oct 12 #12

same Skittles Monday #38

TY Marthe, these were great! Diamond_Dog Oct 12 #14

It is the Little Muskingum River Marthe48 Oct 12 #16

Thanks! Loved them all, but the knitting one cracked me up! HeartsCanHope Oct 12 #15

Good morning and thank you! Billsdaughter Oct 12 #17

Thank you nt duhneece Oct 12 #18

Thank you 👍 I really enjoyed them 💙 TommieMommy Oct 12 #19

Thank you Marthe48. Trex and Jaws 🦖🦈 Clouds Passing Oct 12 #20

Thanks Marthe irisblue Oct 12 #21

Unable to see ScotLass Oct 12 #22

I didn't get a chance to check alternatives Marthe48 Oct 12 #25

Thank you ScotLass Oct 12 #28

K&R...nt Wounded Bear Oct 12 #23

Nice collection KS Toronado Oct 12 #24

Thank you! 2naSalit Oct 12 #26

Nice job Marthe48! Really enjoyed them. Fla Dem Oct 12 #27

Absolutely Great! No dude, play Dead. flashman13 Oct 12 #29

Thanks! I needed this. pandr32 Oct 12 #30

Thank you! KT2000 Oct 12 #31

Hmmmm ... to nitpick ... "Once only, you live" sounds better to me. nt eppur_se_muova Oct 12 #32

maybe you can imagine the comma Marthe48 Oct 12 #33

In honor of the Cat and the Moon... TygrBright Oct 12 #34

Perfect! Marthe48 Oct 12 #35

Jason with the croc I_UndergroundPanther Oct 12 #36

the raccoon NJCher Oct 12 #37

The one titled think this might be photoshopped Niagara Monday #39