Warm our laps.
Give us someone to talk to.
Help reduce high blood pressure.
Bring the winter air inside, nestled
in their coats.
Create a kindred feeling with other
"cat people."
Turn common household objects like
bottle caps into toys.
Make us more aware of birds.
Donate their services as alarm clocks.
Display daring acrobatic feats right
in front of our eyes.
Contribute to living a longer life.
Make a window sill more beautiful.
Keep mice on the run.
Make us smile.
Inspire poets and playwrights.
Teach us how to land on our feet.
Let us indulge our desires to really
spoil someone.
Make our homes warmer.
Remind us that life is mysterious.
Share with us the all-is-well experience
of purring.
Instruct us in the luxurious art
of stretching.
Show us how to lick our wounds and
go on.
Give us cool cartoon characters.
Make even an old worn couch look
beautiful.
Open our hearts.