Kittens and Flowers Don't Mix

Today I picked flowers
And placed them
In lovely little vases
On the table.

How bright and cheerful
The blooms,
And delicately scented.

I smiled to see them
Sitting there so bravely
As I left to do the shopping.

When I came home
The flowers were strewn
Willy-nilly across the table top
And every drop of water was gone

I laughed to see how
Artfully
The kittens had rearranged them

I wish I had
Been there
To share their joy.

Written for the poem per day challenge, April 5th, 2005