Cat

A cat loves in whiskery ways

A cat plays in clandestine chase

A cat hisses to say, ‘I don’t play’

A cat zooms when the human sleeps

A cat calls bird with chitter-cheeps

A cat says ‘you’re family’ with a slow blink

A cat is a pawsitive companion, to be sure

For even when it rains, a cat, does she purr