Big Dreams
BY APRIL HALPRIN WAYLAND
The scruffy house cat
aches to fly—
she dreams all day of
wings and sky!
So tonight
she climbs the ladder,
mounts a platform,
nothing matters
except to catch
a thin trapeze
then hold on tight
with grace and ease.
She swings herself
by both front paws
then somesaults
to wild applause
of kitchen mice,
who, though dizzy,
encourage Cat,
to keep her busy.
April Halprin Wayland, “Big Dreams” from Give Me Wings. Copyright © 2010 by April Halprin Wayland. Reprinted by permission of April Halprin Wayland.
Source: Give Me Wings (Holiday House, 2010)