The Kittens - Poem

Spring is finally upon us

Taking all our breath away

And yet winter’s coldness

Still lingers and around us sways

An elderly man wrapped in a scarf

Stopped amidst the street

Admiring the blooming flowers

He nibbles on a tiny treat

He stares so longingly

Into the street-shop window

Then glances at the hungry kittens

Squeaking, all piled up below.

What shall he do, I wonder

As he tumbles out of warmth

His scarf is now a basket

The kittens hidden in the cloth

The man stood up, quite slowly

Heaving under the weight of time

Despite this random act of kindness

Some would still come it a crime

Spring is finally upon us

Taking all our breath away

Yet refills us with hope and love

As we look towards kinder days.

/milana (21/08/2023)