Book of Poems

The Black Cat

Green eyes staring through the dark,

shining in the light so faint.

Silky black coat that is soft to the touch,

and a rough pink tongue to keep it clean.

You see him not, when in the dark,

but in the light, he is clear as day.

You feel his whiskers brush your skin,

showing you that he is there.

You hear him purr.

His rumbling, heart pounding, thundering purr

that you will hear from far away.

He stalks you in the night, waiting for the time of bed.

You fall into the depths of sleep,knowing that he is there.

He is right next to you, purring into the night

and in the morning you see him there still,

and convince yourself you see a smile.

Of all the ones you have lost, he has stayed with you

longer than they have ever lived.

He is there for you, always and forever,

waiting for you to come home

from an arduous day's work.

The green eyes shining in the night show so much love,

more than one soul could ever have imagined.

They belong to the Shadow in the night.