"LOUIE"

I was sitting playing at the organ,
It was a beautiful sunny summer day,
When I heard your meow through the screen door,
So I sprang up not knowing what to say.

You seemed to be friendly but needy,
With what appeared to be a smile on your face,
So I summoned my wife for some counsel,
To find out what thoughts she might have in place.

It was decided that you might be hungry,
For we knew not from where you had come.
So in haste we moved to the kitchen,
Hoping to find something more than a crumb.

It was agreed that milk be our first offering,
For there was no cat vittles to be had.
So we poured in a bowl a small portion,
To see first if you would down it like mad.

Over the years you brought much joy and happiness,
Into the lives of a family of five,
It was your soft and tender purring,
That told us you were well satisfied.