Susannah

On the Loss of Foss – (Edward Lear’s Cat)

Dear tabby cat with stubby tail,

I sketched you many times

In funny black and white cartoons

For you inspired my rhymes.

 

Oh Foss, oh Foss I feel your loss.

You were a friend to me.

Oh Foss, oh Foss I feel your loss.

And miss you terribly.

 

You were my muse of melodies.

You were the one I wrote

Into my famous children\'s poem

About the pea green boat.

 

Oh Foss, oh Foss I feel your loss.

You were a friend to me.

Oh Foss, oh Foss I feel your loss.

And miss you terribly.

 

When you were sitting on my desk

You always helped me think.

You rolled across my manuscripts

To help me dry the ink.

 

Oh Foss, oh Foss I feel your loss.

You were a friend to me.

Oh Foss, oh Foss I feel your loss.

And miss you terribly.