No matter where you go or what you’re doing, if a kitty lives in your home there’s a good chance that you have more than one shadow tagging along after you!
Whenever I go to the cellar to do
a chore…or to bring up the clothes
my shadow’s not black;
and may not be in back
of my slippers, my shoes, or my toes!
My shadow is patchy which seems very strange
but what’s stranger than this, I suppose,
is the way it rejoices
by making small noises
whenever it finds string or hose!
My shadow has feet that are prancy and quick
plus a tail, two small ears, and pink nose.
It can hide around corners
and jump out of boxes!
It doesn’t look like me, Lord knows!
My shadow can lounge on a rug or a chair…
or jump in a window to see
just what they are doing
next door while I’m cooking.
(My shadow is nosier than me!)
My shadow can run while I’m still walking slowly.
My shadow can jump oh so high!
My shadow will leap
at the crawlies that creep,
and my shadow still likes to chase flies!!
My shadow can cause me to trip and to cuss
as I’m walking the halls or the stairs..
But at night It is best
at helping me rest
by sleeping with paws in my hair!!
Hi Christine! Yup…these little darlings have actually made me trip a bit while going UP the stairs because they’ll suddenly get it into their heads to STOP and WAIT for a PAT!! 
With my head down so much, others must think I’m always looking for money on the ground when, in reality, the kitties have ‘trained’ me to look out for their whereabouts!!!
Hi Brianberu! I’m so glad you like cats, too! Dogs seem to like almost anyone who pays them any attention while I think it takes a special kind of person to ‘connect’ with a cat because THEY are the ones who decide if someone is worthy of their attention or not…not us!!!
Hi Daisy! Yes…that nighttime cuddle says it all, doesn’t it! I just have to get to the bed first in order to claim my spot before they do!
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