He is like a cat on the fence,
a connotation to fickle mindedness
the cat and the mouse game
one of a popular sport of the kids
as stealthy as a cat,
a characteristic feature
are the allusions to the little mammal
The long whiskers twitching
striped body in mixed colours
yellow and black, or black and white
A poor cousin of the ferocious tiger.
cantankerous and less harmful,
whose small eyesglitter in dark
decipher the slightest.
Nursery rhymes “Pussy Cat”
“Hickory Dickory Dock,”
read from childhood
create a bond,
the kid and the animal relate.
A friendly creature,
a pet at home is but
considered an ill omen
in Hinduism, the cat
walks in style like a hero
on the walls of my house.
Meenas Poems 