'Have you fed the Cat yet?'
'No, I only spoke...of food;
And then clutched her tightly
To test her hungry mood.
I mentioned birds....and mice,
And acts of derring-do,
But she was not amused
And refused to purr for you.
Her eyes gleamed a golden,
Her tail swished at length,
“Come on, do feed me (she said),
Or I’ll quickly lose
My strength". '