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In reply to the discussion: Memes and pics a la Sunday [View all]

TygrBright

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34. In honor of the Cat and the Moon...
Sun Oct 12, 2025, 05:14 PM
9 hrs ago

"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 19 hrs ago OP
Thanks...great collection MiHale 19 hrs ago #1
Cute collection. Thank you. niyad 18 hrs ago #2
Is this in reference to True Dough 18 hrs ago #3
Our Floyd is a smartie Marthe48 18 hrs ago #7
Thank you for a Sunday smile. Aaeia 18 hrs ago #4
🌞 Good morning, Marthe48. Thank you. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 18 hrs ago #5
Thank you! Love the cat and moon. 58Sunliner 18 hrs ago #6
That was my fave! Delphinus 17 hrs ago #11
Lovely malaise 18 hrs ago #8
Thank you Marthe48 JMCKUSICK 18 hrs ago #9
Thank you, thank you markie 17 hrs ago #10
Absolutely Delphinus 17 hrs ago #13
Where do astronauts hang out. zanana1 17 hrs ago #12
TY Marthe, these were great! Diamond_Dog 17 hrs ago #14
It is the Little Muskingum River Marthe48 17 hrs ago #16
Thanks! Loved them all, but the knitting one cracked me up! HeartsCanHope 17 hrs ago #15
Good morning and thank you! Billsdaughter 17 hrs ago #17
Thank you nt duhneece 16 hrs ago #18
Thank you 👍 I really enjoyed them 💙 TommieMommy 16 hrs ago #19
Thank you Marthe48. Trex and Jaws 🦖🦈 Clouds Passing 16 hrs ago #20
Thanks Marthe irisblue 16 hrs ago #21
Unable to see ScotLass 16 hrs ago #22
I didn't get a chance to check alternatives Marthe48 16 hrs ago #25
Thank you ScotLass 15 hrs ago #28
K&R...nt Wounded Bear 16 hrs ago #23
Nice collection KS Toronado 16 hrs ago #24
Thank you! 2naSalit 15 hrs ago #26
Nice job Marthe48! Really enjoyed them. Fla Dem 15 hrs ago #27
Absolutely Great! No dude, play Dead. flashman13 13 hrs ago #29
Thanks! I needed this. pandr32 13 hrs ago #30
Thank you! KT2000 13 hrs ago #31
Hmmmm ... to nitpick ... "Once only, you live" sounds better to me. nt eppur_se_muova 11 hrs ago #32
maybe you can imagine the comma Marthe48 11 hrs ago #33
In honor of the Cat and the Moon... TygrBright 9 hrs ago #34
Perfect! Marthe48 9 hrs ago #35
Jason with the croc I_UndergroundPanther 6 hrs ago #36
the raccoon NJCher 3 hrs ago #37
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