When People think that Kittens play,
It’s really quite the other way.
For when they chase the Ball or Bobbin
They learn to catch a Mouse or Robin.
The Kitten, deaf to Duty’s call,
Who will not chase the bounding ball,
A hungry Cathood will enjoy,
The scorn of Mouse and Bird and Boy.
(Oliver Herford)
More Poetry from Oliver Herford:
- Child's Natural History (Oliver Herford Poems)
- A Belated Viole (Oliver Herford Poems)
- Metaphysics (Oliver Herford Poems)
- The Elf And The Dormouse (Oliver Herford Poems)
- Alphabet Of Celebrities (Oliver Herford Poems)
- In Darkest Africa (Oliver Herford Poems)