Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, T. S. Eliot/ Gorey
Muchos poemas sobre gatos. Todos delirantes y con ritmo.
Hay gatos piratas, gatos delincuentes, gatos que se la pasan de restaurante en restaurante, gatos que hacen lío en las casas. Gatos silenciosos, gatos magos, gatos escapistas y hasta un gato estilo Moriarty, que enloquece a Scotland Yard.
Se podría decir que a Elliot le gustaban los gatos.
Se podría decir que es un libro para chicos.
Y se podría decir que este poeta era un tipo muy versátil.
Jellicle Cats are white and black,
Jellicle Cats are of moderate size;
Jellicle Cats jump like a jumping-jack,
Jellicle Cats have moonlit eyes.
They're quitet enough in the morning hours,
They're quitet enough in the afternoon,
Reserving their terpsichorean powers
To dance by the light of the Jellicle Moon.
Jellicle Cats are of moderate size;
Jellicle Cats jump like a jumping-jack,
Jellicle Cats have moonlit eyes.
They're quitet enough in the morning hours,
They're quitet enough in the afternoon,
Reserving their terpsichorean powers
To dance by the light of the Jellicle Moon.
Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity,
He's broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity.
His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare,
And when you reach the scene of crime—Macavity's not there!
You may seek him in the basement, you may look up in the air—
But I tell you once and once again, Macavity's not there!
He's broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity.
His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare,
And when you reach the scene of crime—Macavity's not there!
You may seek him in the basement, you may look up in the air—
But I tell you once and once again, Macavity's not there!
La edición que conseguí (de nuevo, en la librería Walrus, mi librería porteña preferida de second hand books) es un despliegue del talento de Gorey, que le da un toque final al libro (no es el ilustrador original).
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