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10.19.2021

The Cat of Time

My aunt, she has a Cat of Time

A magical machine

It sits upon a kitchen shelf

Next to her soup tureen 

The Cat of Time, it steams and spouts

Making cups of coffee

And there’s a drawer within the side

That’s full of buttered toffee

The cat is made of shining brass

Reflecting all around

And when at rest, it softly chimes

A lovely, soothing sound

That quietly, like distant rain

Seems to let you know

That wondrous things are on the way

Just wait until they show