Ode to Spot
by Lt. Cmdr. Data
- Felis Catus
- is your taxonomic nomenclature
- An endothermic quadruped
- carniverous by nature
- Your visual, olfactory,
- and auditory senses
- Contribute to your hunting skills
- and natural defenses.
- I find myself intrigued
- by your sub-vocal oscillations
- A singular development
- of cat communications
- That obviates your
- basic hedonistic predilection
- For a rhythmic stroking of your fur
- to demonstrate affection.
- A tail is quite essential
- for your acrobatic talents
- You would not be so agile
- if you lacked its counterbalance
- And when not being utilized
- to aid in locomotion
- It often serves to illustrate
- the state of your emotion
- Oh Spot,
- e complex levels of behavior you display
- Denote a fairly well developed cognitive array
- And though you are not sentient, Spot, and do not comprehend
- I nonetheless consider you a true and valued friend.
(From Karell@cs0.lamar.edu)