Coveted Cat

My "Little Miss"

Overcome with love

for my “Little Miss”

More than a cat

She’s precocious.

Tortoise-shell

And oh-so cute

One whisker white, one black

And a tan boot.

She was my son’s

But now she’s mine;

He accused me of stealing her

It wasn’t by design.

We’re at home together

More than others

He has his girlfriend

I’m a lone mother.

Watering the garden

She playfully stalks

Grass or a moth

Pouncing across

In the morning

She comes for walks

When all is new,

Even our thoughts.

I even love her waking me

Before I’m ready

Sniffing my face to tell me

It’s time for breakfast

A proud prowler

She has a special growl

Telling me when she’s got

A mouse in her mouth.

On her pillow above my head

At night in bed

I pet her blindly.

She purrs, then bites me.

She’s feisty and sweet

My life is richer

and more complete

With her in the picture