Kittens and pussy willows

The kitten poem and illustrations are by

Oliver Brooke Herford (1863-1935)

I sometimes think the Pussy-Willows grey

Are Angel Kittens who have lost their way,

And every Bulrush on the river bank

A Cat-Tail from some lovely Cat astray.

'The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten', 1904

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