God created a creature of dignity

A creature of grace and beauty too

Such a creature of magnificence

Known as a cat to me and you

On the walls of the great pyramids

Feline pictures have been found

And stories throughout history

About these sacred animals abound

Occasionally they allow us 

To stroke their velvety soft fur

And if we are really privileged 

We might even hear a pleasant purr

Now and then the cat decides 

It wants to have some fun

It pounces and plays for a while

And keeps things on the run

But mostly it just remains calm

Warming itself in the sun

Looking at the world as if to say

'I'm the most important one'

Kittens are totally opposite

A ball of tumbling fluff

Where a cat will sit serene

A kitten likes to play rough

How does that energetic kitten

Become a cool, calm cat?

What mysteries are in their genes

So they change from this to that?

I will never understand

And I really do not care

I love both cats and kittens

And the mysteries they share