Nocturne.
By Edwin C. Ranck
A cat duet.
A silhouette.
A high brick wall,
An awful squall.
A moonlit night,
A mortal fight.
A man in bed,
Sticks out his head.
Gee Whiz!
The man has riz.
His arm draws back
A big bootjack--
A loud swish,
Squish!
"What's that?"
A dead cat.