Cat

The black cat yawns,
Opens her jaws,
Stretches her legs
And shows her claws.

Then she gets up
And stands on four
Long still legs,
And yawns some more.

She shows her sharp teeth,
She stretches her lip,
Her slice of a tongue
Turns up at the tip.

Lifting herself
On her delicate toes,
She arches her back
As high as it goes.

She lets herself down
With particular care,
And pads away
With her tail in the air.

Mary Britton Miller
Art Angel Dominguez