There was just the three of them;
One was the mother, the other two kittens.
Came into my room the other day,
Scratching my toes and nibbling at them
The kittens made my day a very happy one.
I opened my door and out ran one;
And before I could stop down it went.
All three floors and just one more;
Before it kissed mother earth hard.
It gave a fit and then lay still.
I thought it had died but they;
Say that a cat has nine lives.
It moved, though after a while;
And while it strained to walk with a limp
I was grateful I had the other imp.
That one I named Sasha, and full of life was she;
She pulled its tail and bit its ear,
Though its response wasn't very clear.
What a joy it was to watch them play;
Sasha and the kitten that limped away.
And then it happened, Sasha fell;
Not unlike her brother just had.
It broke my heart to see her limp.
No longer did she scratch my toes or nibble at them,
My day thus ended a very sad one.
