There once was an itty bitty kitty.
Her name was Libby.
Her fur was the color of a sweet biscotti
with snowfall white stripes.
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Libby always got into mischief
as she was a very curious little kitty
and a bit of a brat.
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Libby the kitty lived in a London flat
With her owners
Christie, Billy, and their young daughter Birdie.
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OH, how Libby the kitty loved Birdie.
They played together daily,
chasing butterflies
and swatting at pink feather wands.
****
Other times, they just sat
cuddled and huddled
on the plush purple
mat of Libby's.
****
When Birdie was at school,
Libby, the kitty
went exploring
she would tumble and jumble
in Christie's knitting yarn.
That caused trouble!
****
Christie had a chat with Libby,
To remind her to stay away
from the yarn.
Oh darn!
Libby loved to fumble with
that wonderfully soft, fuzzy yarn.
****
Another time, Birdie came home
with a pet fish.
The little turquoise Betta fish
was named Bubbles,
for all the times
the fish swam to the top
and blew out tiny bubbles.
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One day, Libby saw Bubbles.
She jumped up onto the
marble kitchen countertop
for a closer look.
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Libby tried to bat at
Bubbles who swam frantically
from one side to the other
in her round fish bowl.
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Thankfully, Billy caught Libby
before she got too close
to capturing Bubbles.
****
Another chat between
Christie and Libby.
Libby had to stop
getting into trouble
on the double.
****
Libby purred a little ditty
so it stirred Christie
into forgiving her again.
****
Days and weeks
went sailing by.
Libby was becoming
An excellent little kitty.
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Until….
Birdie's Birthday.
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They all dressed
in bright colors and
party clothes.
Libby wore
a pretty purple
sparkling bow.
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When Libby saw
the four-year-old's cake
full of rainbow sprinkles,
vanilla frosting,
chocolate ice cream
and flaming candles
she had to go
and explore.
****
The sugary scent
called to Libby
"I scream for ice cream,
Come over and play."
She gracefully
pitter pattered
over to see
the ice cream cone
that was upside down
melting all over
the pink frosted
birthday cake.
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With a swat here,
and a swat there.
Libby enjoyed
making that
sugar cone
slip and slide
on top of the cake.
****
OH NO!
Cried, Billy,
who ran over
to stop
Libby's playful swings.
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"You are a naughty kitty."
chanted Christie and Billy.
"Go sit on your purple mat
and stop being such a brat."
****
Libby gracefully sat on her
purple plush mat.
She waiting until
No one was looking
Then she happily licked
her tiny little paw.
****
Little chocolate ice cream
was dripping off
her delicate little paw.
*****
Libby the kitty purred
with pleasure
because she knew
that she was
the wittiest kitty
in the city.
****
She got a taste of
that sweet
chocolate
ice cream
that was melting
off her furry little
paws.
About the Creator
Daphsam
Loving Wife, Mom, Dog Mom- A Dyslexic dreamer who never thought I could read or write. But life changed, and I conquered my fears. I am an artist, photographer, wordsmith and illustrator. Looking to weave stories and poems with my artwork.
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Comments (11)
Fantastic kitty poem. Congrats on the weekly leaderboard.
Truly happy for you placing on last week's Vocal Leaderboard, Daphsam. Congratulations!
A very enjoyable read.
Love the innocence of this! So damn cute!
How sweet! Can't be mad at such a cute kitty though
This is so sweet. Well done.
Awwww, ok this is so sweet! 🥰💗
Not a cat lover, but not a hater. The child in my brain loved both the artwok and this little story. Cute, playful and a fun read.
Sounds like a total sweetheart
Nice! A book for sure!😊💕
Itty-bitty and quite pretty!