Cats and Weather

[monk222]

The sun came out strong in the early afternoon,
and since it wasn't toooo muddy,
I let the cats out a little while ago,

and I see Sammy already pawing around with a dead bird.

*shrugs*
That's what cats do, right?

On the other hand, another thing cats do,
is die young,
such that even nine lives is not really enough.

It's not that I feel especially sympathetic
toward the bird;
I only worry a little about the cat getting ill,
espcially since I don't think we have any vet money.

.......

I'm debating whether to keep them in tonight...

Although the temp is expected to drop
into the high thirties,
I may leave them outside,
because over the next few nights
the temp is expected to drop into a true freeze,
so that I will feel obliged to keep them in
if it is at all possible.

So, why not let them have what freedom
that Nature and our conscience can afford them,
especially after all of Sammy's crying this morning.

.......

As I watch them chase each other across that patio,
I have to be reminded that they are just so young,
but the problem is still
to see them lead nice aged lives.