I sat there with Sally, we sat there, we two <br />And we could not think of a darn thing to do, <br /> <br />There was nothing to do, also nowhere to go. <br />So I looked on the shelf, found a volume by Poe. <br /> <br />I opened the book and “The Raven” was there, <br />I called Sally over, she sat in a chair. <br /> <br />Sally likes birds so she was elated, <br />But I thought Poe’s poem was way overrated. <br /> <br />The set up was long and the language was dense, <br />This wasn’t like “Hop Frog, ” which is so intense. <br /> <br />The raven showed up but boy, what a bore. <br />All he could do was to say “Nevermore.” <br /> <br />Then our old friend the Cat arrived on the run. <br />“Oh what a relief! ” we both said, “Let’s have fun! ” <br /> <br />The Cat saw our book and then winced as he spoke. <br />He put both his hands to his neck like a choke. <br /> <br />The Cat in the Hat said, “Let’s have a big bash! <br />But first all the literature goes in the trash! ” <br /> <br />“Reading a book makes the action too slow! <br />Forget all this Edgar and Allan and Poe! ” <br /> <br />Then a man with a net sprang right into the room. <br />He snared the Cat quickly, slammed the cage with a boom. <br /> <br />This man from the Pound said goodbye at the door. <br />When I asked, “Where’s the Cat? ” he just said, “Nevermore.”<br /><br />Professor Poetry Hound<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/alternative-voicing-the-cat-in-the-hat-has-a-go/
