No part of this poetry should be reproduced in any form without written consent from the author, Joe DiMino, who retains all rights: contact poet@light-cards.com
"This Little Kitten" (by Joe DiMino)
This little kitten
Came around,
Cute and cuddly
Just a purr-fect
Mellow sound;
Lord knows another
I didn’t need,
Having already one
Of every mixed-breed;
Seems strays somehow sense
If not taken in
At least a meal can be found
Over the block fence
And across the yard,
Up to the porch
Where a furry crowd
Sounds quite content
Purring softly loud;
Of course you know
Kittens are not easy
To turn away—
Like children in mittens
Make one forget the cold,
(Forget the years,
Forget the tears)--
Makes one feel young again
Thinking to go out
And build snowmen
For frosty play;
So I drink a few
Less coffees, buy
Another bag of feed;
Write loving cat poetry
To whom I often read;
I know they appreciate
My rhymes,
Though silent
A padded applaud—
Over the block fence
And across the yard,
Come such darling
Abandoned pawed.