by CHRISTINE MCNABNEY
WHAT YOU SEE IS THE BIG BLUE SKY
WHEN YOU LOOK INTO HER EYES.
GREY, WHITE AND A LITTLE BLACK
ARE THE COLORS OF THIS CAT.
AT FIRST SHE WAS SO SHY AND SCARED
AS IF ALL HER LIFE NO ONE CARED.
HER FURR WAS DULL, HER TAIL SO THIN
HER EMPTY FOOD BOWL MADE OF TIN.
HER LITTLE EARS INFESTED WITH MITES
SO BAD SHE COULDN'T SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT.
SHE'D BEEN AT THE POUND FOR SIX MONTHS NOW
STILL HANGIN IN THERE - I WONDERED HOW.
WE PICKED HER UP AND HELD HER TIGHT
SHE LOOKED SO SICK AND FELT SO LIGHT.
SHE'S GOING HOME WITH US TODAY
NOT ONE MORE MINUTE WILL WE DELAY.
FIRST WE TOOK HER TO SEE THE VET
WE KNEW THIS WOULD CURE OUR PET.
SHE GAVE HER MEDICINE AND A SHOT
IT SEEMED TO HELP HER QUITE A LOT.
THEN WE TOOK NALA TO HER NEW PLACE TO LIVE
THERE WAS NOTHING WE WOULDN'T DO OR GIVE.
SHELVES MADE FOR HER TO JUMP AND PLAY
AND A FUZZY BED FOR HER TO LAY.
ALL THE STUFF SHE HAD TO SEE
SHE EVEN HAD A BIG CAT TREE.
FEATHERS AND TOY MICE EVERYWHERE
ALL SHE COULD DO WAS SIT AND STARE.
SHE'LL BE HAPPY HERE AND LOVED FOREVER
AND SEEMS TO BE QUITE CLEVER.
SHE RUNS IN CIRCLES AROUND MY FEET
TO LET ME KNOW IT'S TIME TO EAT.
NOW HER FUR IS SHINY AND SLICK
HER TAIL IS BUSHY AND REAL THICK.
THE EARMITES ARE FINALLY GONE
SO NOW SHE SLEEPS ALL NIGHT LONG.
SHE'S MY LITTLE MISS NALA GIRL
AND JUST AS PRECIOUS AS MY PEARLS.
I THOUGHT WE'D NEVER HAVE A SECOND CAT
BUT I'M GLAD WE DID JUST THAT!
4/12/97