The Cat Who Fought.

Imagine a picture on a wall with a strong and determined cat murdering a big long snake. Its authority is questioned by a little girl who's answered by her Grandma.

Tired of playing the day long,

And bored of the oft heard princess song,

Alice put the picture's occupation at stake,

And demanded -- "This cat it slaughters the snake!"

To the picture on the wall her tiny fingers pointed,

The authority of the cat had she daunted,

"We don't want hatred far or near,

Why does this cruel cat hang here?"

Little Alice had struck a pragma,

As she questioned thus to her Grandma,

Who stood agape at her innocent thought,

Sure it was befitting what she sought.

Not that she despised the picture's air,

She just looked for an errand here or there,

On which to put the blame of her mind,

Suggested - "A dustbin the picture should find."

Grandma, having resolved to correct her activity,

Continued to bring out the cat's gravity,

Chose to disclose her through a song,

Of the fateful night when all went wrong.

"In your mother's arms you used to roll,

With chuckles and giggles answer here call,

Through her velvety locks your bright eyes shone,

No one denied you - you crowned the throne."

"In days to come, you learnt to talk,

They were afraid - you had learnt to walk.

Riding on curiosity, you'd set to motion,

Without your parents' slightest notion."

"They'd hunt around, have a tough time,

And teach you aloud - never cross the line.

With absolute innocence you'd nod your head,

And get outside - you'd have no thread."

"They were scared, had their plans sorted,

When long and huge, a snake had been spotted.

They devised early, a cat was brought

To keep you busy was all they sought."

"You played with the cat and looked content,

You took it withal wherever you went,

You didn't roam out for days indeed,

The plan had worked, your parents were pleased."

"Then came a night when the winds were cold,

You were playing and weren't on hold,

Your fancies took a dazzling turn,

When light at a distance you saw one burn."

"Your knees and hands carried you out,

There was no one to see you, no one to shout,

When you paddled your way and the stars shone,

You cat followed - you weren’t alone!"

"The strong winds blew cold as ice,

The venture wasn't cheap - we pad a price!

Coz right where the out gate creeper hangs,

A big long coral snake carried its fangs."

"Innocent, excited, naive and blaze,

You crawled over doped in craze,

To where the reptile's nest lay,

You had wronged - one could only pray"

"But alert, seasoned, agile and deft,

Your strong cat attended you since the moment you had left.

And before any mischief dawned your head,

The long snake charged eyes all red."

"The snake ran fuming; you were its prey,

Erstwhile your cat had smelled the fray,

Made up his mind of however it be,

Would contest the poison till it flee."

"Thus flared up the clash and fierce it was,

As your cat pounced upon it under its claws,

But the fiend was long with hisses slipped,

And the friend was bit - it was whipped."

"With troubled motion the cat redid its hold,

Gobbled the snake's head - yes, it was bold.

The combat had caught your eye's gleam,

Frightened, alarmed, aloud did you scream."

"Before long, the song was sung,

A crowd gathered, the dead snake was sung,

The life of the girl had the cat cherished,

Fought till breath's last before it perished."

"The might was narrated over and again,

Of how the brave cat fought in the pain.

To tribute the courage against the hiss,

Was crafted this picture to hang where it is."

"In years to come your fiend looked at you,

From the picture on the wall you almost threw,

Sing of its bravery, not of malice,

Acknowledge its deeds - what do you say Alice?"

"True for sure I had a friend,

Whose selfless deeds I couldn't comprehend,

The picture must remain here and not be banked,

I love you, my friend," Alice thanked.


My poems at http://students.iiit.ac.in/~nirnimesh/myPoems.html