My cat has gone where all cats go <br />When mice get fast and cats get slow. <br />For sixteen years she ruled the place <br />As terror of the rodent race. <br /> <br /> <br />They all have faced their last hurrah <br />As victims of her fang and claw. <br />Once more they're gaining a beachead! <br />Who'll rule this Queendom in her stead? <br /> <br /> <br />A heroine! A puss of mark! <br />Perhaps a feline 'Joan of Arc'! <br />I see her now, all black and sleek <br />A tiny panther will I seek. <br /> <br /> <br />Strong claws that clasp and teeth that bite, <br />Green eyes that smoulder in the night. <br />She'll do her rounds and see it through, <br />And teach those mice a thing or two! <br /> o0o<br /><br />Frank Halliwell<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-sentinel-2/
