by Ronnie Reese

Created on: September 24, 2010

“Daddy, can we get a kitty?”

I was asked by my daughter one day.

She and her girls were staying with us.

She waited to see what I would say.

“NO!” I resounded as inflexible as I could.

“We have no need for cats!

What are felines good for?

We don’t have mice or rats!”

Then a couple days later

Much to my dismay

I came home to furry critters

Not just one, but three!

Of course I love my daughter

And my grandkids just as well

So I learned to love those kittens

And decided not to rebel.

Then one day…

 I returned home

And much to my surprise

When I looked at our three kittens

There were now two more pair of eyes.

“NO!” I resounded as inflexible as I could.

“We have no need for cats!

What are felines good for?

We don’t have mice or rats!”

Of course I love my daughter

And my grandkids just as well

So I learned to love those kittens

And decided not to rebel.

Then one day …

I returned home

And much to my surprise

When I looked at our five kittens

There was now one more pair of eyes.

“NO!” I resounded as inflexible as I could.

“We have no need for cats!

What are felines good for?

We don’t have mice or rats!”

Of course I love my daughter

And my grandkids just as well

So I learned to love those kittens

And decided not to rebel.

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