Kitty And I Poem by Janice M Pickett

Kitty and I left the shore
in a wee small rocky boat
kitty stuck me with her claw
to try to stay afloat
She hissed and snarled
and went quite mad
she didn't like the water
but as a kitten
I knew she could swim
because in the bath I'd taught her

I cant remember how it went
that day I went to sea
with my frightened little kitty
and without my big Daddy

We didn't get far from the shore
when Dad came screaming loud
He attracted many passers by
they formed a merry crowd

All waving and yelling
at me in the boat
getting closer to a ship
A fog horn blew my ears off
and I let kitty slip

She fell into the churning brine
and I then tumbled after
Now Dad was in a tiny boat
and rowing even faster

The big ship almost on top
of me and the clinging
hissing cat
found safety in my Daddy's arms
and I thought that was that

But NO he had to spank me
and then I caught a cold
I wish that I was bigger
not only 5 years old