he drools when he is happy
and most days, he will purr
slow in pace, slow to face
he resembles a tiger
he is the old cat with stripes
orange he is not
neither yellow nor blue
he is the color of mud
with little silver flecks, too
he is the old cat with stripes
few teeth he has missing
but missing, they are
he cannot chew solid foods
but he does swallow them far
he is the old cat with stripes
some days he will talk
his voice loud and clear
while words do not know him
from a great distance, we hear
he is the old cat with stripes
his age is 14
but a kitten in spirit
he has many hopes and dreams
and we just know he can achieve it
he is the old cat with stripes
when the time comes to snooze
he very loudly snores
it is like the sound of a motor
or of thunder when it pours
he is the old cat with stripes
he is loved quite a lot
and love, too, he shows
he will lick us awake
and cuddle up when it snows
he is the old cat with stripes
and he is the only cat for us
