Is heaven all you asked of it, Little Black Cat?

Did Peter fit a halo for your graceless head?

Is there a bowl of cream

Just out of reach of your thieving paw or..

do they teach you not to steal in paradise?
Does the flapping of their wings entice?

Do you scamper and swing on a golden fence,

or are they teaching you reverence?

Are there really golden thrones up there?

Does the mighty one have nice fat chairs that you can claw?

Do the angels understand that a little cat in a lonely land

still longs for  a kiss and a friendly cuff?

Celestial joys are not enough.

Please some small saint in shining white

Hold her close in your arms tonight.