{"id":31997,"date":"2017-01-21T12:13:08","date_gmt":"2017-01-21T12:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=31997"},"modified":"2017-01-21T12:25:58","modified_gmt":"2017-01-21T12:25:58","slug":"from-a-neko-chigura-through-to-taiji-seoul-laos-and-cambodia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/01\/from-a-neko-chigura-through-to-taiji-seoul-laos-and-cambodia\/","title":{"rendered":"From a NEKO CHIGURA through to TAIJI SEOUL LAOS and CAMBODIA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The japanese have studied<br \/>\nThe feline race and feel<br \/>\nA really close affinity<br \/>\nWhich they cannot conceal<br \/>\nTheir ancestors were certain<br \/>\nOf their true worth to the soul<br \/>\nClearly bewitched by them<br \/>\nAnd passing on their role<\/p>\n<p>Of freeing up the  mind<br \/>\nAnd Embodying the soul<br \/>\nThat of a noble lady<br \/>\nWith an inspiring role<br \/>\nIn classic art they were<br \/>\nPictured<br \/>\nEnjoying privileged lives<br \/>\nJApan unlike South Korea<br \/>\nAnd China where their knives<br \/>\nAre out for cats in general<br \/>\nTortured like dolphins they<br \/>\nFeel the pithing rods and lots more<br \/>\nYes in Taiji bay<\/p>\n<p>So why do the Japanese do this<br \/>\nWhen cats they do revere<br \/>\nWhy do we see this slaughter<br \/>\nThis torture and this fear<br \/>\nIn Japan the  RICE CHIGURA<br \/>\nA piece of artwork we<br \/>\nSee it as aesthetic its clean lines<br \/>\nObviously<\/p>\n<p>Matter to the  japanese<br \/>\nWho need the cat to be<br \/>\nComfortable and  as beautiful<br \/>\nAs any cat can be<\/p>\n<p>A tatami straw globe<br \/>\nMade from rice,  each straw<br \/>\nGrown and then dried separately<br \/>\nAnd hand woven<br \/>\nLess is more<\/p>\n<p>Cats claws will not damage it<br \/>\nIt is by fine design<br \/>\nMade from koshikari rice<br \/>\nThis another sign<\/p>\n<p>Of great respect<br \/>\nAnd reverence<br \/>\nFor the feline race<br \/>\nCool in summer<br \/>\nWarm in winter<br \/>\nAir circulation base<\/p>\n<p>So much time and attention<br \/>\nBut the dolphin and the whale<br \/>\nGets short shrift from the Japanese<br \/>\nWhich really leaves me pale<br \/>\nHow they can be so sensitive<br \/>\nTo the meanderings  of a cat<br \/>\nYet be so violently brutal<br \/>\nTo cetaceans, so where I am at<\/p>\n<p>Is the want of the same generosity<br \/>\nShould be in their heart<br \/>\nNot let a bunch of scoundrels<br \/>\nObviously depart<br \/>\nFrom what is truest culture<br \/>\nTo what is infamy<br \/>\nA pithing rod<br \/>\nTo another god<br \/>\nHooked up and skinned for  free<\/p>\n<p>You have the mind and matter<br \/>\nAnd can therefore agree<br \/>\nThe dolphin has a special place<br \/>\nAnd taking them from the sea<br \/>\nAnd torturing them<br \/>\nSo violently<br \/>\nOr selling them away<br \/>\nIs very very objectionable<br \/>\nMaking the angels pay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The japanese have studied The feline race and feel A really close affinity Which they cannot conceal Their ancestors were certain Of their true worth to the soul Clearly bewitched by them And passing on their role Of freeing up &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/01\/from-a-neko-chigura-through-to-taiji-seoul-laos-and-cambodia\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[122],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cats"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31997"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32003,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31997\/revisions\/32003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}