One Guest Too Many

[BookBeauty]

There are too many guests in this house,
My count is of seven head
They brought the dog and his spouse,
Our cat is hiding and wants them dead.

Why couldn't you give me more notice?
I wake up before them!
It'd be too noisy to become a lotus,
But I need to clean off dog phlegm!

I prefer the peace and the quiet,
Curling up to read a good book,
This party will cause a riot,
Excuse me, I'll join the cat in the nook.

[ShadowsCool]

Witty and delightful. Nice write

[Jerrybaldy]

I am with you and the cat, house guests are a pain in the arse, generally speaking and you captured that well.

[Scheherazade]

While I share the sentiment and enjoy the witty approach, I think it feels a little over-worked at places to keep up the rhythm and the rhyme.

Maybe getting rid of the strict, grammatical sentence structure might go better with the feel of the poem? Eg, "I wake up earlier than them!"

I love the last stanza! :)

[Charles Darnay]

I really enjoyed this witty piece. I think the first and last stanza are great; in regards to the middle stanza, I would have to agree with Scheher.

But I recently threw a party (and have a cat) so I can certainly relate to this!

[aliengirl]

LOL! My sympathies are with you and your cat. The last line of the first stanza is the best. I LOVE cats and the way they curl up in nooks.

[Bar22do]

delightful to read and to feel, i'd gladly join you and the cat, but many invited themselves before me and I don't want to be one too many! so I'll just curl up in my own bed, by my own cat, if she is only ready to yield a nook beside her furry ball!

[BookBeauty]

ShadowsCool, Many thanks. :)

Jerrybaldy So glad there are so many here who relate! We all seem to be fans of cats, and nooks. But, that's no surprise on this particular forum! I'm pretty sure that being a bookworm and finding a cozy nook go hand in hand. :D

Scheherazade, Thanks very much for your honesty, and I'm delighted that you liked the last stanza. :D I attempted to smooth the middle stanza, but unsure if it's accomplished.

Charles Darnay Wow! Sounds like I wrote a poem just for your party, and poor kitty. :D As for the middle stanza, see above response, hehe.

aliengirl Cats are the best! I'm honoured that you enjoyed this piece. :)

Bar22do I welcome the invitations, just for the inspiration for my next poem, which shall read: ''There are too many guests in this nook...'' :D