The old maid and her tabby cat <br />Live together happily <br /> in their small ground floor council flat <br />Where from the window they can see. <br /> <br />Pedestrians who hurry by intent <br />upon their own affairs <br />But others walk more soberly <br /> as though weighed down by worldly cares. <br /> <br />They are content to stay at home <br /> and watch the busy world go by <br /> The cat is far too old to roam <br /> her mistress ventures out to buy. <br /> <br /> Although she goes reluctantly <br /> the food they need from local stores. <br />The grocers and the bakery. <br />The old cat stays at home of course <br /> <br /> but welcomes her ecstatically. <br />The moment that she steps inside <br />their haven of security. <br />Safe from the dangers of outside. <br /> <br />They keep each other company <br /> the old maid and her tabby cat. <br />They are contents as they can be <br />in their small ground floor council flat. <br /> <br />29-Jul-08 <br />http: // blog.myspace.com/poeticpiers<br /><br />ivor or ivor.e hogg<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/companions-5/
