Stray Cat by Francis Witham Oh, what unhappy twist of fate Has brought you, homeless, to my gate The gate where once another stood To beg for shelter, warmth and food? For from that day I ceased to be The master of my destiny, While she, with purr and velvet paw Became, within my house, The Law. She scratched the furniture and shed And claimed the middle of my bed. She ruled in arrogance and pride And broke my heart the day she died. So, if you really think, oh cat I'd willingly relive all that Because you come, forlorn and thin Well, don't just stand there, Come on in!
**************************************************** "But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world; You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed..." --Antoine de Saint-Exupéry "If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them, and what you do not know you will fear. What one fears one destroys." --Chief Dan George
