The Knitted Kitten
In a little country village
in a cottage near a farm,
was a curious little kitten
that was knitted out of yarn.
In a rainbow’s worth of colours
from its tail of strawberry red,
to the blue and yellow ears
which sat alert atop its head.
Created by a gentleman
who’d lived a long fine life,
and had taken up the hobby
to impress his darling wife.
It had whiskers long and dangly
its eyes were round and small,
from the top down to the bottom
it was all of four inch tall.
And in the country cottage
where the three of them reside,
there are lots of clever places
for a yarn kitten to hide.
In the kettle, or the flowerpots;
under cushions on the chairs;
inside the ladies’ slippers
at the bottom of the stairs.
High atop the cupboards;
or low beneath the bed;
and once inside a bucket
in the little potting shed.
It’s a source of great amusement
in the little country home,
to discover all the places
that the yarn kitten might roam.
As the lady and the gentleman
take turns in their sweet game,
to find the little kitten
and then hide it once again.
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