The Cat is Caged Out

The sparrow screeches in pain.

His stomach is empty again.

He pecks at seeds and worms all day

and never takes time out to pray.

He hasn’t discovered as yet

what you ask for is what you get.

The phainopepla lives on bugs

without pain-relieving drugs.

If i had to live like that,

with fear of a stalking cat,

i would seek a better diet

and would be happy to try it.

The canary sings all of the time.

I wonder if its songs all rhyme.

Walt Abbott–6-11-2010