Does my cat know how selfishly I pet him,
Because it makes me smile to hear him purr?
And when I stop he noses me,
And nuzzles me for more,
And this, brings full giggles.

How my withered hand is healed
As I stretch it forth in faith!
How my love is warmed like wine and cinnamon.
To love,
To be loved,
To be wanted,
Includes me deep within the honest responsive purrs.

-jenn