i have cats
short
fat
tall
thin
i have them all

i have stripes
i have spots
i am furry
i am caught

sleeps in my room
up on my bed
leaving their paw
on my head

no naked cats
too cold to be
vermont is weird weather
to climb out of bed to pee

cats are all sizes
colours too
we had 1 named Smurf
he was british blue

prunella was a persian
torti and stout
fluffy was orange
poofy and flat snout

taylor was tabby
stripes and all
thistle is one too
and butterball

peanut a halloween baby
was a calico
sylvia was a feisty
mighty tuxedo

caspurr is the baby
gray and furry
having 8 cats
makes my mind all blurry

8 cats in 14 years
all special needs
each needing a home
just like me

i have cats
and will do so
how many more
we will never know