Sleeping on my bed
Are you dreaming of birdy days
When you leapt and twirled ballerina-like;
When you prowled backyards and swung through cherry trees?
Old cat with kind eyes
Looking out the rainy window
Did you catch all the mice
And drink all the cream you desired?
Did you fight all the Toms who raised their tails and howled?
Old cat with kind eyes
Did you sleep in enough sun beams
On the autumn afternoons;
Did you purr as often as you could?
Old cat with kind eyes what will you leave behind?
Empty laps and window sills.
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