A little lost kitten,

Owner did not want it back,

Scratched the chairs so got the sack!

Curled up in a drawer of clothes,

A tiny ball of lovely fur,

She climbed up me with needle claws,

But I loved her noisy purr.

Katy came quite unexpected

I already had a cat

What was I to tell my parents?

She was there and that was that.

Walked around with flowers,

Loved to play with taps and sinks.

Ate the moths and caterpillars

Eco-friendly pet, me thinks.

Seven months she was our joy

Then one day my dad said she’d died,

Killed by a car, while I was at school.

He’d buried her by the rose outside

                                                              by Esme Waterhouse