All Cats...

who roam the dingy streets as common strays
or lie luxuriously within our laps--
fear not, for milk still flows beyond your days,
as do the silken cream and tuna-snaps.

Too long have dogs alone been known to rise;
tis time you too ascend to lofty gate:
oh being of nimble step and keen of eyes,
you are most qualified for such a fate!

So sleep; itself the problem shall amend,
and benediction will you soon receive.
To paradise you'll fly come tether's end,
or so I independently believe.

To such a notion should the world concur:
cats should in Heaven be allowed to purr!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Brown Avatar
October 15, 2009 at 10:06 AM
Thank you for writing and sharing your poetry with us Michael. I must say it was enjoyable reading for me today. Love, Carol
Freeman Avatar
October 14, 2009 at 6:31 PM
Yes, I believe, I have a beautiful Manx cat, he's my joy, Sincerely, Moses
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