Simple Verse.24- Feline Felony

A pair of eyes glowed in pitch darkness Like two emeralds set on a black foil The tabby cat paced across the doorway Her tail, curled at her back like a coil With soft steps, she crossed the aisle And ventured out looking for a prey She didn't meow or make any sound Beyond the house she opted out to stray The house with its premises was her domain With glowing eyes that were cold as ice She padded up and down the drive way Looking for some unsuspecting mice The night was still and not a leaf fluttered The moon was a paling silver disc in the West In her sharp ears, fell the faint sound Of the nuzzling of fledglings in a nest Sensing there was chance to spot a prey Agile and alert she looked around Down she slid along the steep wall Following the trail of that faint sound She arched her back into a curve And moved closer and closer to the hedge She saw three birdies like dressed chicken Snuggling in an open nest at the edge Bare of plumage, they were like pieces of flesh And too young for fight or flight Their mother had sadly flown away Never expecting them to be in such a plight The cat carefully raising itself on hind legs Poised bristling for the measured kill With claws sharp, she pounced upon her prey And in a second all was silent and still Unable to flap their wings or make a sound They yielded to the needle claws of steel When the mother bird alights with worms in her beak Who can gauge the depth of pain she would feel!