“If you can try to nap where someone's sitting, Although there is another empty chair, Then rub against his ankle without quitting Until he rises from your favorite lair; If you can whine and whimper by a portal Until the… — Henry N. Beard Copy Share Image
“Let us roam then, you and I, When the evening is splayed out across the sky [...] Paths that follow like a nagging accusation… — Henry N. Beard Copy Share Image
“ The Prologue to TERRITORY LOST "Of cats' first disobedience, and the height Of that forbidden tree whose doom'd ascent Brought man into the… — Henry N. Beard Copy Share Image
“ To a Vase "How do I break thee? Let me count the ways. I break thee if thou art at any height My… — Henry N. Beard Copy Share Image
“ The End of the Raven "On a night quite unenchanting, when the rain was downward slanting I awakened to the ranting of the… — Henry N. Beard Copy Share Image
“He would have finished Goddam off then and there, but pity stayed his hand. 'It's a pity I've run out of bullets,' he thought.” — Henry N. Beard Copy Share Image
“Ah, fish, there is no fare Quite like a flounder! They surely will not miss A piece or two from stacks of sole like… — Henry N. Beard Copy Share Image
“ Mealtime "A mousie squealing in a trap Woke me from my morning nap. Wasn't he so very sweet To tell me it was… — Henry N. Beard Copy Share Image
“And indeed there will be time To wonder, 'Do I shed?' and, 'Do I shed?' Time to turn back and stretch out on the… — Henry N. Beard Copy Share Image
“Behold the day-break! I awaken you by sitting on your chest and purring in your face, I stir you with muscular paw-prods, I rouse… — Henry N. Beard Copy Share Image
“You can never know where I am or what I am, But I am good company to you nonetheless, And really do regret I… — Henry N. Beard Copy Share Image
“ Abyssinias "I met a traveler from an antique land Who said: A huge four-footed limestone form Sits in the desert, sinking in the… — Henry N. Beard Copy Share Image
“The noisy jay swoops by and reviles me, he complains of my meow and my malingering. I too am not a bit subdued, I… — Henry N. Beard Copy Share Image
![“Let us roam then, you and I, When the evening is splayed out across the sky [...] Paths that follow like a nagging accusation Of a minor violation To lead you to the ultimate reproof ... Oh, do not say, 'Bad kitty!' Let us go and prowl the city. In the rooms the cats run to and fro Auditioning for…” quote by Henry N. Beard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ead/henry-n-beard-30905_broadway-show_let-us-roam-then-you-and-i-when-the-even_215931.jpg)
