Shakesbear in the Park

O goddess of fate, how cruel and vain
Thou art, to see my hunger plain
Yet lend no aid, withhold thy favor
Deny my lips that which I savor
Shall I persist this vain endeavor
Or still my tongue and starve forever?
No! Firm I stand, and thus I ask it
Gift unto me a pic-a-nic basket!

A black bear stands on its back legs raising one paw and looking to the heavens, as if reciting a dramatic monologue.
Hath not a bear eyes? Doth not a bear go number two in the woods? (Reddit)
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Hug Your Hippo

When your squeaky toy won’t squeak
When you’ve been stuck inside all week
When the big dog barks and growls
To interrupt your nightly prowls
Your food is bland, your kibble stale
The baby always pulls your tail
Whenever life gets harsh and rough
Just hug your hippo; that’s enough

A sleeping kitten lies on a carpeted floor holding on to a stuffed hippo toy
What would I do without you?

From Imgur: “I rescued Stanley and his hippo today. The shelter said they were a package deal.”

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Tomb it May Concern

In hamlet and village ‘cross many a nation
We find fearless felines in grave situation
Within cemeteries aside ancient churches
Cats congregate in search of cool perches
For a crypt of concrete or a headstone of marble
Makes a soothing retreat to air out the harbles
So let’s hit the boneyard, that is if you’re willing
And enjoy this collection of cats who’re just chilling

in a graveyard, a black cat sits on a grave beneath an antique photograph of a woman. The cat is licking its face with its tongue.
I’m going to miss her. She was delicious.

Milano, Cimitero Monumentale di Milano, by Sven Kapunkt

a striped cat crouches on top of a tall headstone.
I prefer a high-rise, myself.

The cat of the cemetery, by Tambako the Jaguar

in a graveyard, a cat with orange fur sits on one of several tilted tombstones and looks down at the ground.
Wait, did something just move down there?

The Graveyard Cat, Saint Mary's Old Church Graveyard, Stoke Newington, by Loz Flowers, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Cemetery Cat, by Andrew Gustar

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