I Love My Cat Oh, I love my cat Although he's such a brat Looks neither thin nor fat Has yet to catch a rat He chewed my best blue hat Nags at me like a gnat Squeals like a vampire bat Sheds fur across my mat Still his luscious silky fur Lures my fingers—make him purr Tender nails massage his back Stroke his chin caress his black Head down to his tail So strong and yet so frail Hypnotizing purrs he makes Wonder if he could charm snakes Soothe their minds like summer lakes Calm enjoyers of fruitcakes Sometimes he chases dogs Through cloudiest of fogs Mixed with milky strands of white Ponder if his daddy might Have been a big strong panther That fed on deer with antlers Stri-ped lines from head to toe Makes him look tigerish though The fact that he's not orange Renders that thought discouraged Despite all else I love my cat For what he is and what he's nought I've loved him since I brought him home It feels like since the start of Rome Oh, I love my cat Coddle him in my hat His ears so firm and flat His eyes search me like that Oh, I love my cat Don't care that he's a brat With him I freely chat Would never tell him scat August 16, 2011 © R. Renée Bembry MSAP
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