Hamish's Poetry Collection

THE ARCHMAGE AND HIS CAT

The archmage and his cat were an amazing duo

They sliced through baddies like gel.

Suddenly, Enemiez arrived.

And the final battle came

It was a fair fight, they say

They battled night and day

But soon the archmage was tired

Casting spells all day

The cat did the best he could

But Enemiez was stronger

It was by a lucky shot

That the archmage saved the day!

I used to

Look at computers

And think

“Video games”

Now i look

At computers

And think

School

Quarantine

Zoom

Google classroom

Frustration

Now and then

Then and now

They are different

In many ways.

MAGICATS!

Cats

Are magic

And magic

Is cats

Mew they say

And cast a spell.

Mrow they call

And their assistant comes

Kazam!

Abracadabra!

Whoosh!

Boom!

Those are fake magic sounds

Made by non-cat-and-magic people.

Spells are complicated

And cats are cute.

MY MIND

Do dragons exist?

What about magic?

Does that exist?

In my mind they do.

Dragons flying

With riders casting spells

Rocket shuttles

Taking people to faraway planets

Why don’t humans have wings?

What about cats?

Meowing and

Catching birds for that is what they do

Why do planes fly?

Why do rockets fly?

In my mind

They are powered by

My mind

And the complexity of it

People say I have an active imagination

And that’s true.

Why did the cat eat the tuna?

You are my food

I love eating you

Day and night

Night and day

Yum

Yum

Yay!

SPACE

Why do humans need oxygen?

I want to float.

Just in general

Nowhere in particular

I just want to float.

Why do humans need oxygen?

I want to swim with the turtles.

Why do humans need oxygen?

I want to go where none have gone before.

I do not know,

That is why I ask.

ODE TO MY CATS

Boris

He reads the thesaurus

And lies around all day

And he doesn’t pay

But he makes

Up for it

With his cuteness.

Breakfast

Curls up in the box’s nexus

Until night is nigh

Then she jumps high

But she makes up for it

By snuggling with me

And being amazing.

But

No matter what they do

I still love them

Mew

ODE TO THE BEATLES

Oh, The Beatles

Your songs admit thee

To the world of music

Let it be

John Lennon,

Not a lemon,

One of the greatest musicians of all time!

A master of rhyme

Paul’s playing personally!

George says go gig time!

Ringo’s ringing repetitively!

John jabbin and jumpin!

Oh, but alas

The band broke up,

But before that they went undercover as

SARGENT PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BANNNNNND!

It is a pillow, but better

Feels like a cat in the moonlight

Looks like snow

But also

Dark as the night

I could fall asleep on it

A bean bag.

outside harmful

inside safe

cozy bean bag

Oh thy dented sphere with infinite loop and rectangle,

Your colors are breathtaking

For white, black, amber, brown, beige, green and red

You make me think of the cat.

And cold nights by the fire,

How ‘bout that?

Your little cute ears by the fireplace,

Make me want to sleep

You hear thumping, breathing, scratching, shifting

You are soft and furry yet hard and rough

Below you is a diagonal pattern,

Above a person and a laurel wreath

There is darkness behind you,

And you radiate happiness, warmth, and comfort!

You are a beanbag.

Hovering, shimmering emeralds, beautiful as the night sky

Our world, our earth is neither everlasting nor infinite or purple

Commenting on the sugary dessert

The mirror does not reflect the soul and neither does the computer

Zooming and movement, oh my!

I dream of riding to the beyond on a craft made of timber

The internet has many words, none of them ours

The excitement does not end when there is food and music

The number of schedules I have...

Most people smile from their heart.