My daughter has a feline friend
A gem-eyed pal I hope she’ll lend
Bilqis by name, and what a cat
I talk, she meows, and thus we chat
Dear daughter, please lend me your chum
Come here cute kitty, kitty come!
Miss Cat, I stand in need of aid
Will you assay an escapade?
For I have friends beyond the gates
Of RVA, so I’m in straits
Since I would like to send my love
And, woe, I lack a carrier dove
Would you, Bilqis, be my envoy
And tell my friends I wish them joy?
What’s that you say, my little one?
You’d love to and it would be fun?
Alright then, go, with cheetah-speed
And tell my friends they’re loved indeed
Of course you’ll need not say a word
They’ll understand when once you’ve purred
Dear friends, expect a tabby-gram
You’ll hear her scratch your front door-jamb
Open the door and let her in
She’ll rub her side against your shin
And then you’ll hear a purr so true
You’ll know it carries prayers for you
She’ll purr and meow and never hiss
She’s wishing you nine lives of bliss
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