PAD 11 animal

Subjects of Discussion

You put up with our animals

through the years, cats;

Whitey, Mouser, Casper,

Rip, Fred, Frisky, Ginger,

Geordi, Data, among others,

Ditto the parrot, Nanny the goat,

Amber the half Saint Bernard.

You tolerated Snickers,

our Calico cat, for sixteen years

even though she claimed me

as her own and would hiss

when you tried to kiss me.

No more pets, the kids are grown,

but we have our dynamic duo

who need our care.

Someday, after all of these years,

when it’s just us two again,

will we have enough to talk about

without cats, kids and clients?

Let’s not forget Ecclesiastes 4:12,

a threefold cord is not quickly broken.