Animals Can Count
PART ONE - DIAMOND AND HER KITTENS
She was a proud mother
Of four little kitties,
She told us thereafter
Of her maternal bliss.
Two days later, two died,
She looked and was frantic-
She thought we tried to hide
Her newborns in the attic.
Her mournful mother's cry
Kept gnawing through the night
To her we tried to lie-
Only two saw the light.
Yes, cats know how to count
So we had to explain,
Whatever one discounts-
Mothers cats know the pain.
PART TWO - MACKIE AND KUTCH
So if cats can count,
Well the dogs can too.
In our home there are two
Who guard who goes through.
They know who is still out
They will watch the gate waiting
Not at home hereabouts-
Which master is still missing.
They know by the sound
And can smell miles away,
Their master has been found
And he is on his way.
Their jubilant greeting
Say the number is complete,
They are through with the counting-
And they are ready to eat.
PART THREE - SAMMY THE SPIDER
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poem by Cynthia Buhain-Baello
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