With cat-thumbs we could lace our sneakers,ĭear Creator, if thumbs for cats we pray Thee find, Hey, silly primates, “HISS-S-S-S on you!” Thumbs are wasted on the likes of chimpanzees, Those dexterous digits: Thumbs one-and-twoĪh-h, if Cats had thumbs, what formidable creatures we’d be! With the greatest gifts derived from man – It’s quite the opposite – cats would ameliorate However, we must debate that crossed with man, That man would improve crossed with Felis Catu –Ī Man-Cat could be. Then, fluffing down at my iMac, I composed “If Cats Had Thumbs – A Feline Responds to Mark Twain.” And all the while I was writing, I imagined myself riding on his shoulder, or sitting on his lap, and mewing to him, this kitty-wise reply: Twain’s observation for some time and awaited for the poetic mews to kick in. *Ailurophile: from the Greek: ailouros = cat, -phile = lover.

Twain feature him enjoying the companionship of “a Clemens cat or two.” His keen wit and wry observations on life, society, and cats, were truly inspired but in my opinion, you’ve just read his most astute declaration. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat.”ĭear Friend, Did you know that just like you, Mark Twain was a devoted *ailurophile? Purr-ific! Many photo-ops of Mr. “Of all God’s creatures, there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. Today’s Purrsday Poetry post comes from Deborah Ann Greenfield who runs Catkind.

Cats with thumbs