13. A Kitten

He's nothing much but fur

And two round eyes of blue,

He has a giant purr

And a midget mew.

He darts and parts the air,

He starts and pricks his ear,

When there is nothing there

For him to see and hear.

He runs around in rings,

But why we cannot tell;

With sideways leaps he springs

At things invisible-

Then half-way through a leap

His startled eyeballs close,

And he drops off to sleep

With one paw on his nose.

Eleanor Farjeon