A kitten went a-walking <br />One morning in July, <br />And idly fell a-talking <br />With a great big butterfly. <br /> <br />The kitten's tone was airy, <br />The butterfly would scoff; <br />When there came along a fairy <br />Who whisked his wings right off. <br /> <br />And then--for it is written <br />Fairies can do such things-- <br />Upon the startled kitten <br />She stuck the yellow wings. <br /> <br />The kitten felt a quiver, <br />She rose into the air, <br />Then flew down to the river <br />To view her image there. <br /> <br />With fear her heart was smitten, <br />And she began to cry, <br />'Am I a butter-kitten? <br />Or just a kitten-fly?'<br /><br />Carolyn Wells<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-serious-question/
