Little Girls and Kittens

It seems that saucy little girls are rather smitten, By the playful antics of a cuddly, furry kitten! Whether she teases it with a tantalizing feather, Or when they take their afternoon tea together! The long-suffering kitty must find it hard to understand, Why it must submit to her every mortifying demand, 'Specially when she places a silly bonnet upon its head! (It would much prefer that she'd scratch its ears instead!) She dresses it in a frilly frock and parades it in her pram, Swaddled in fancy blankets. Oh, what a ridiculous sham! Most humiliating of all is seeing the inscrutable smirks, And hearing the catty jibes of alley cats - those ordinary jerks! She insists that it take tea with a bib tucked 'neath its chin. For table-mates a chatty doll and scowling bear to its chagrin! It patiently waits for its bowl of milk to be properly served. It abhors the many social graces that must be observed! Though it suffers through the little girl's many dreadful schemes, It loves to snuggle among her golden curls as she dreams. It softly purrs in her ear as its little friend goes to sleep, Making sure that she is safe - only then does it fall asleep! Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired © All Rights Reserved