<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=510139" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Calico Cat</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">I walk down the road<br>And what do I see? <br>A Calico cat is<br> looking at me.<br>I smile at the cat <br>So refreshingly free.<br>I sit down and wait<br>And he deigns to come see.<br>I ask why his name<br>Is the Calico Cat.<br>He rubs on my knee<br>And he says 'it's just that'<br>For the Calico Cat<br>Is not commonly seen.<br>Don't you know why we're so called? <br>Just where have you been? <br>I had to admit I never had heard<br>Why the Calico Cat was so named.<br>He flicked up his tail, <br>Said 'don't be ashamed, <br>I'll tell you the story'.<br>The word on the street<br>Is uttered in whispers<br>These cats are elite.<br>The legends do tell<br>Of the history true<br>That the Calico Cat<br>Carries blood only blue.<br>For he once did a favour<br>For the King and the Queen.<br>When his task was complete<br>Such reverence was seen.<br>Honoured in the circles <br>Of royalty was he<br>And frequently sat <br>On the pretty queen's knee.<br>But the secret of trust<br>He will carry to grave<br>For the Calico Cat<br>In whose honour was gave.<br>In awe and in wonder<br>Regarded was he, <br>And to this day the Calico<br>Still sits on 'the knee'<br>So hush little darlings<br>As the tale will be told<br>And we'll all keep the secret<br>To have and to hold.<br>So his story he told me, <br>Then he went on his way<br>And I never was wiser<br>To the end of my day.<br>The tale of the Calico cat<br>Is oft relayed, <br>But the secret of such<br>In the closing is laid.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Rosi+Caswell">Rosi Caswell</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=510139" data-title="Calico Cat de Rosi Caswell" data-description="I walk down the road And what do I see? A Calico cat is looking at me. I smile at the cat So refreshingly free. I sit down and wait And he deigns to come see. I ask why his name Is the Calico Cat. He rubs on my knee And he says 'it's just that'..."></div> </div> </div>

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