The Marvellous Moggy

The Marvellous Moggy By Jan Beaumont There's something for which most of us all share a great affection A thing that's like a living welcome mat While some like dogs for comradeship and sometimes for protection A lot of people own a much loved cat. Now 'own' is hardly relevant as most of us would know It will tolerate you if it wants a snack While you can call a dog and he'll come running to your side The cat says "Leave a message, I'll get back." Now some are quite affectionate while others are aloof And some are just delicious balls of fluff But if you stroke it longer than its wanting to be stroked You'll surely know when it has had enough. There are some that twine around your legs and some sit on your lap The minute you sit down they're in your face Although its nice, the thing is when they finally get off You end up with their hair in every place! Their favourite spot's the keyboard when you're trying hard to work They lie across it, totally spread out Or if you try to read, they lie completely on your book Its just to brass you off, without a doubt! And first thing in the morning just before your eyes are open You've the feeling that there's something in your space You slowly raise an eyelid and you're greeted with the sight of these staring eyes two inches from your face. In winter its a 'hottie' as it comes and shares your bed And down beneath the sheets it disappears How deep it goes depends on just how cold the night's become You'd be lucky if you even saw its ears! We all have favourite types of cat, there's certainly a lot Some of us like tabbies, some Burmese But no matter what your preference there'll be one just right for you Whichever one you choose its sure to please. Our cats are often with us for a great amount of years And we love them like our children there's no doubt And when its time to leave us it can really break our hearts As we watch the light behind their eyes go out. So now we can remember all those precious little ones And the pleasure that they gave us through the years They'll always be so special and they'll stay within our hearts As the memory of each 'moggy' reappears!