Kitty whiskers feel like stubble;
Pussy purr could break a bubble;
Cat-hiss stops me on the double;
Carnivores keep hiding trouble.
Kitty searches trash and rubble;
Wants to rub against a knubble;
Looks for critters in the grubble;
Carnivores keep hiding trouble.
first published in Pegasus Review
also published in Hoopeston Chronicle News
©2001 Bonnie Manion