Samii's Favorite Toy

Since she was three months old, Samii just loves to be with her toy mouse. The thick black fabric that was once a shoulder pad of a jacket Was stitched and embroidered by me with tender-loving care, And transformed into a toy mouse that has become her special friend. She drags her toy everywhere, from the kitchen to the family room, To the bedroom, and even, to the bathroom. As Samii lays on the sofa, she savors those caressing licks Against the fabric filled with catnip. She just adores that toy mouse! Sometimes she plays so rough with her claws extended, And nuzzles with such vigor. But when she lays on the kitchen floor, Absolutely no one can touch her toy mouse at all. Since she's so intoxicated by that aroma of catnip d'or. For the past ten years, I've watched Samii sleep with her toy mouse Between her paws, or otherwise, right along side her. I can tell that she just adores that toy mouse! And even if she has a morsel to eat, Samii always returns to her toy mouse wherever it may be.