HOUDINI

by 
Gwen Austin
Copyright 1999

As a sprite of a kitten,
she slid under the door.
I looked all around,
then looked some more
until curled on the chair she was found.

Dubbed 'Dini', Houdini by formal name,
she continued to play the game.
For seventeen years
she'd tricksterly disappear.

Various diseases took their toll—
her vitality they stole.

Today when I looked around,
she was no where to be found.

Please re-appear one more time, I pray.
Or is this your farewell day?