THE CAT FAMILY

The lordly lion, proudly roaming free,
The cheetah who, with perfect symmetry,
With any rival runner can compete -
The fastest motivation on four feet.
The loping leopard, moving silently,
The wily tiger, waiting patiently
Until his prey, unmoving is and still,
Then springs with speed to make the measured kill.
Domestic cats of such diversity,
The champion with perfect pedigree,
The other sort, like mine, with none at all,
Why do these creatures hold us so in thrall?

- Dorothy Elthorne-Jones-