Too much time on my hands right now!! This one is a bit of light relief for all of us who love our furry friends....

Bram.

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My Friend Cat

My cat here is a thing of calm;
Of purr, soft fur and scything claws.
She sits, or sprawls, or pounds at me,
Her pink mouth, daggers deadly, yawns.

A thing of beauty is my cat,
All calm serenity, all peace.
Such soft and warm and curling grace,
So sweet and lithe, with endless ease.

At night though, all the small things fright,
And start and run and hide away.
They know her black and ruthless heart,
Her killing stare, her deadly play.

By day my friend, by night this hell,
That visits on the slower mouse
A dreadful curse, not always quick,
But sure and deft, upon their house.

Yet here she sits and licks quite sure,
And lifts her paw with dancer's style
To gently wash each ear again,
And twitch my mouth into a smile.

Brambledog c.2013