Cats

Cats eat cat food every day,
dreaming of a mouse soufflé.
Black green eyes that slink and prowl;
through the house cats hiss and yowl;
leap upon the high mantle,
calling out their quick prattle.
When they gouge out their small fleas,
they act like insane banshees;
licking their paws after meals;
no one knows just how cats feel.
Sitting on important things;
that's where cats will take their flings.
Then to armchairs, soft and deep;
crouching down, they fall asleep.

Janet Marie Bingham
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Singh Avatar
March 2, 2018 at 10:08 PM
Cute ! A nice cat poem.
Blanca Avatar
March 2, 2018 at 10:07 PM
Cats are a joy to me. They seem to hear some mystical tune that guide them.
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