On the first day of
Christmas, King Clayton gave to me
A photo of him under the
tree.
On the second day of
Christmas, Stella Periwinkle gave to me
Two stuffed toys and
Clayton’s photo under the tree.
On the third day of Christmas,
Kallie Jasmine gave to me
Three hairball blobs,
Stella’s stuffed toys
And Clayton’s photo under the tree.
On the fourth day of
Christmas, my family gave to me
Four purrs and snores (that
was Jagdish), three hairball blobs,
More stuffed toys and
Clayton’s photo under the tree.
On the fifth day of
Christmas, my children gave to me
Five “tootsie rolls”,
Four purrs and snores, three
hairballs (blech!), still more stuffed toys
And Clayton’s photo under the
tree.
On the sixth day of
Christmas, my children gave to me
Six sets of whiskers,
Five “tootsie
rolls”,
Four purrs and snores, three hairy
blobs,
A few more stuffed toys and
Clayton’s photo under the tree.
On the seventh day of
Christmas, my kiddies gave to me
A week’s worth of pee plops,
six sets of whiskers,
Five fragrant rolls,
Four purrs and snores, three hairy
blobs, still more stuffed toys
And Clayton’s photo under the tree.
On the eighth day of
Christmas, my children gave to me
Eight paws for clawing, seven
days of peeing, six whiskers tickling,
Five fragrant rolls,
Four purring snoring, three hairy
blobs,
More and more stuffed toys and
Clayton’s photo under the tree.
On the ninth day of Christmas,
my kitty kats gave to me
Nine lives for living, eight
paws clawing couches,
Seven days of peeing, six whiskers tickling,
Five ripening rolls,
Four purring snoring, three hairballs
tossed, yes more trophy toys
And Clayton’s photo under the
tree.
On the tenth day of
Christmas, my children gave to me
A 10-pound bag of litter,
nine lives they’re living,
Eight paws for shredding, seven days of peeing, six whiskers
tickling,
Five smelly rolls,
Four purring snoring, three hairballs
tossed, a few more stuffed toys
And Clayton’s photo under the
tree.
On the eleventh day of
Christmas, my family gave to me
Eleventh hour cleaning, ten
pounds of litter, nine joyful lives,
Eight clawful paws, seven
days of pee plops, six tickling whiskers,
Five stinky rolls,
Four
purring snoring, three upchucked blobs, another hunting trophy
And Clayton’s photo under the
tree.
On the twelfth day of
Christmas my family gave to me
Twelve months of loving,
eleventh hour cleaning,
Ten pounds of litter, nine
precious lives, eight kneading paws,
Seven peeful days, six tickling
whiskers,
Five mellow rolls,
Four purring snoring, three tossed
up blobs, one more furry trophy
And Clayton’s photo under the tree.
Copyright 2018 Elaine M. Decker
