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# The Artiste
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/the-artiste/
- Published: 2021-07-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-07-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: my cat doesn't like the ballet but loves watching Cirque du Soleil and with my permission he wants to audition so now climbs this rope every day
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

my cat doesn't like the ballet  
but loves watching Cirque du Soleil  
and with my permission  
he wants to audition  
so now climbs this rope every day

I said: sure why not, but don’t sway  
When football is on, stay away  
For I’m no magician  
And you’re full nutrition  
Might otherwise come into play

But kitty continued astray  
My arguments didn’t outweigh  
I asked a physician  
He’s quite a tactician  
and told me that cats have their way

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**Author notes:** wc 77 (adjusted up) https://allpoetry.com/contest/2784611-Fantasy-1027