Felis Cattus, is your taxonomic nomenclature,
an endothermic quadruped carnivorous by nature?
Your visual, olfactory and auditory senses
contribute to your hunting skills, and natural defenses.
I find myself
intrigued by your subvocal oscillations, a singular development of cat
communications that obviates your basic hedonistic predilection for a
rhythmic stroking of your fur, to demonstrate affection.
A tail is quite
essential for your acrobatic talents; you would not be so agile if you
lacked its counterbalance. And when not being utilized to aide in
locomotion, it often serves to illustrate the state of your emotion.
O Spot, the complex
levels of behaviour you display connote a fairly well-developed
cognitive array. And though you are not sentient, Spot, and do not
comprehend, I nonetheless consider you a true and valued friend.
Schisms
by Data
Updated
11/3/03
Ode
to Spot
Data's
First Poem