In Celebration of a Little Cat

©David Challoner 2018 

Naughty tortie
fast and sporty 
stalking paws
with needle claws
tail erect
neat, black-flecked
tiger stripes
pink tongue wipes
ears alert
quite a flirt
Pepsicola
avid birder
tractor puss
'give me fuss'
tummy tickles
whisker prickles
perspicacious, 
smart, audacious
'I'm not naughty
just a tortie.'

©Janet Henderson 27th March 2018