Muffin

Purring in perfect perfection. Curled up in contended contentment he lies - half asleep, half awake - ears attuned to tin opening... coiled, curled, like a spring ... prepared. Once playful and kittenish he has aged into feline maturity. Moving with stealth and pouncing, surprising his prey with pliable precision, then proudly presenting the prone prize to me. This cat has character - a constant companion since 'kitten-hood'. Turning from tabby tearaway to majestic malkin, marvellous mouser... ears twitching as he sleeps .... rousing to rustles - reacting with ready reaction ... poised for action, or soporific on sofa... preening at intervals, then asleep again - dreaming of midnight prowling, tom cat howling, rat and mousing. He is my therapy: stroking his purring form; conversing, cat-calling, cuddling, cajoling him to come home .... he is a comfort - a faithful feline friend, now middle-aged - like me - and both curled up in contented contentment.