Tom Tigercat
BY J. PATRICK LEWIS
Tom Tigercat is noted
for his manners and his wit.
He wouldn’t think of lion,
No, he doesn’t cheetah bit.
Tom never pretended
to be something that he’s not.
I guess that’s why we like him
and why he likes ocelot.
J. Patrick Lewis, “Tom Tigercat” from A Hippopotamusn’t, published by The Dial Press. Copyright © 1990 by J. Patrick Lewis. Reprinted by permission of Curtis Brown, Ltd.
Source: A Hippopotamusn’t (The Dial Press, 1990)