My Old Cat

My old cat lies beside me on the sofa asleep She is sleeping soundly but opens an eye to peep She is resting her weary old bones tonight She peacefully sleeps her coat shines in the light She can’t move quick enough to catch her prey She used to be really fast back in her day Now she just watches and thinks about sleep An appointment with the sofa to keep Shan used to be a kitten a long time ago It’s hard to remember because now she is slow Her hearing is going her eyes are failing too It may get much worse but what can you do? She will be looked after well in her dotage years I will feed and nurture her dispel any fears My old cat Shan is lovely I don’t want her to go Shan is eighteen years old now and I love her so