The next feline on my premises,
Must be in contrast to my floor,
For dark cats on dark carpeting,
Quoth I, "NEVER - NEVERMORE!"
I am sorely tried from tripping,
O'er an unseen lump upon my rug,
It meows! It shrieks! It jumps! It leaps!
I fall upon it with a THUD!
As the lump and I recover,
Unscrambling then begins,
We must instantly distinguish,
Between our legs and limbs.
Composure reestablished,
With dignity intact,
I grab the Yellow Pages
To find a place to dye my cat!
P.S.
I never saw a chartreuse cat,
Soon I may just see one,
But I can tell you here and now,
I'd rather see than be one!
Copyright © Virginia (Ginny) Ellis
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