Ode to My Owner - The Quilter

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=24 BGCOLOR="#C0DCC0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Ode to My Owner - The Quilter</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF3300" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=456 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0a1c8963.gif"> <div> <B>>> Press your browser's back arrow after viewing page!<<</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="443" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 711 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0f64a490.gif" border=0 width="74" height="73" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ODE TO MY OWNER, THE QUILTER*</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>She learned to quilt on Monday,</B></div> <div> <B>Her stitches all were very fine, </B></div> <div> <B>She forgot to thaw out dinner,</B></div> <div> <B>So she went out to dine.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>She quilted miniatures on Tuesday, </B></div> <div> <B>She says they are a must</B></div> <div> <B>They really were quite lovely</B></div> <div> <B>But she forgot to dust.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>On Wednesday it was a sampler,</B></div> <div> <B>She says stippling is fun.</B></div> <div> <B> What highlights! What shadows!</B></div> <div> <B>But the laundry wasn't done.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Her patches were on Thursday -</B></div> <div> <B>Green, yellow, blue and red</B></div> <div> <B>I guess she was really engrossed;</B></div> <div> <B>She never made the bed.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>It was wall hangings on Friday,</B></div> <div> <B>In colors she adores.</B></div> <div> <B>It never bothered her at all,</B></div> <div> <B>The crumbs on the floors.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>She found a maid on Saturday.</B></div> <div> <B>My week is now complete.</B></div> <div> <B>My owner can quilt the hours away</B></div> <div> <B> The house will still be neat.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Well, it's already Sunday.</B></div> <div> <B>I think I'm about to wilt.</B></div> <div> <B>I cursed, I raved, I ranted,</B></div> <div> <B>The maid has learned to QUILT!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>                                                    </B> (Author Unknown)</div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=BOTTOM><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0f74a490.gif" border=0 width="74" height="73" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> *This poem was originally written as: Ode to my Wife</div> <div> Even though I am not married, the poem suits me to a tee - get very engrossed in computing and quilting.</div> <div> I modified it  to Ode to my Owner.  Now  the poem is from the cat's point of view.</div> <div> After all, my cat lets me know when things are out of place by pawing at them,</div> <div> laying on them, pushing them out of the way, sitting beside them and meowing until it is moved....</div> <div> She can be quite disturbed by an untidy house, just like a husband.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>