Vampires, Cats and Kittens


Reg the vampire, who lives on Bridge Lane,
Called me and asked me to visit again.
He had something to show me, something so good,
He asked me to get there as quick as I could.

I arrived at his bungalow in very quick time
All seemed quiet, everything looked fine,
Shaun, his cat, was asleep on the sill,
I rang his doorbell and felt a strange chill.

He opened the door with a friendly smile,
And apologised for keeping me for a while.
He invited me in passed the grandfather clock
That ticked two times before going tock

Along the hallway, he asked me to go
And out through the back, as if I should know,
That the garden was where he needed me
And that there was where my surprise would be.

He pointed to the shelter right at the back
He called it a shelter, it’s more of a shack,
He asked me to slowly open the door
And I started to wonder what he had in store.

Well, with him being a vampire, you have to think
Did he ask me there so that he could drink?
But as he’s a friend, I let that thought go
And what I saw next made my heart grow.

Inside the shelter, I noticed five pairs of eyes
All crystal clear and as blue as the skies.
Looking at me, were five little cats;
Two adults and three cute kittens in fact.

Reg’s other cat, who is called Shaun as well
Had found himself a mate, who Reg has named Belle
They now have three kittens, all lively and fine
And all five were sitting in a straight line

This Shaun had been missing for a day or so
As Reg always lets both cats come and go.
When Shaun returned, he strolled in proud as punch,
With his new family in tow, and all asking for lunch!

12 responses to “Vampires, Cats and Kittens”

  1. penpusherpen avatar

    Aww, now that is so, so sweet, Sir Aquatom, and now I wanna hug Reggie, what a lovely and caring Vampire. .. (Can I have A clock which Ticks twice before it tocks? Pleeese? Ask him, go on, ask him!! ) xPenx

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Pen.
      Reg tells me that the clock is a unique antique, and has been in his family for generations. He has a ‘thing’ for unique things, one offs, and antiques – which doesn’t really explain why he has two cats called Shaun. He is a vampire though, and has some strange quirks, although I wouldn’t tell him that!

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      1. penpusherpen avatar

        I followed your link on Message From Reg, Sir Aquatom, ‘cos I’m catching up, having been away for a few days, isn’t it a strange feeling , catching up? &&& I’m also going backwards… (not Christmas yet is it? ) …
        OK… I remember this one. so my mind’s ok.. so far. 😉 xPenx

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        1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

          It’s not Christmas yet, Pen… unless you are revisiting this post at Christmastime and then it is! 😉

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  2. kateshrewsday avatar

    Fancy: a feline-loving vampire called Reg. That feels like the beginning of a much longer tale: Stoker’s masterpiece is more than a century old and no-one has bettered him yet. Maybe Reg is just the nosfiratu for the job.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Maybe, Kate. Reg is completely different to Dracula though. He doesn’t mind sunlight, although he wears sunglasses, and as we know he likes cats. He keeps his dark side very well hidden, but he’s still a vampire…

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  3. Androgoth avatar
    Androgoth

    That Reg sounds a fangtastically decent
    Vampire to me and he likes Pussies too
    so how wicked is that Sir Aquatom? 🙂

    A very good poem my friend, now
    I wonder where that Shaun is hiding? 🙂

    Androgoth

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Yes, the monsters I come across do seem to be of the decent kind, don’t they? It’s a bit random, that!
      As for Shaun, Androgoth, I have no idea where he goes. And the other Shaun too, for that matter! 🙂

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  4. blackwatertown avatar
    blackwatertown

    Weird and cute – a winning combination.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thank you… a little twist to the normal vampire tales, methinks! 🙂

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  5. bex avatar

    haha – Reg truly sounds like a kinder, gentler sort of vampire…is he going to keep the family together? or did he ask you over to see if you wanted a kittencat to take home with you?
    very fun read Tom, thank you!

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      And thank you, Bex! 🙂
      No, Reg didn’t offer me a kitten, he’s keeping them all together! I think the other Shaun is being a protective ‘uncle figure’ too!

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