When the black cat hit the kitchen door
She was frightened I would be annoyed
I don't know where she comes from, what allures
A cat so rare she can't play with tomboys
I bought her catnip mice and jellied eels
She sniffed around the eels with her fine nose
She circled well, as if she were on wheels
I wish she'd stay all night and warm my toes
She seems afraid but hard frost brought her in
We have a cat flap where she comes and goes
She seems to feel existence is a sin
As if she has received too many blows
Be kind to all the cats that live with you
For otherwise they brew tea in your shoe
How my heart sings 