Envy The Cat His Tail
by David D. Hambleton
E
nvy
the
cat his tail
Wispy and
long but not
frail
Wending away to a twitch
at a slow lackadaisical pitch
easing to the right,
then left
of expression it is never bereft
straight up in question-mark loop
sauntering past the chicken
coop
laying flat with a scant tip-end
flick
at bird feeder the better
lunch to nic
laid low crouched in brush on the hunt
stiff whisk'rd
watching mouse's new runt
ready to straighten with
purposeful flair tail.
and balance the pounce through the
air his
wrapped warmly round satisfied
paws cat
from freeze until after spring
thaws the
its excellence none can assail... Envy