Uploaded on September 14, 2011
Big cattails
Stood around the pond
Waving at him to say,
“The bank is steep,
The water’s deep,
Be careful, stay away!”
But little cat
Just laughed and said,
“I’m not afraid of slipping!”
Then splash! and he
Went running home,
His little cat tail
Dripping!
—Kathryn Jackson
The Golden Book of 365 Stories
09.14.2023: I remember once accompanying my mom to Millinocket Stream to collect cattails to fill the living room vases in the fall.