From Henry Beard's perfectly hilarious "Poetry for Cats" (1994): Kubla Kat by Samuel Taylor Coleriddge's cat In Xanadu did Kubla Kat A splendid sofa-bed decree With silken cushions soft and fat, A perfect feline habitat Set on a gilt settee. And twice ten yards of fine brocade The golden ottoman arrayed; And there were pillows packed with airy down Hand-plucked from sacred swans in Thessaly; And lace draped from a massive silver crown Adorned the ornate rosewood canopy. And ah! that seat effused a potent lotion Pressed from the leaves of rare hypnotic herbs, Sweet source of wondrous dreams that naught disturbs. O magic mint! Sublime and blissful potion! The fragrance of that place of slumber Floated on the balmy breeze Drawing kittens without number; Persians, Manx, and Siamese. It was a miracle of opulence, A shining sofa-bed with catnip scents! A songbird with a small guitar In a vision I once did note.... That should give you some idea. Buy the book and read the rest yourself. And don't miss "The Love Song of J. Morris Housecat," by T.S. Eliot's cat.
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