April 20, 2010

curved claw

“The cat is the animal
to whom the Creator gave
the biggest eye, the softest fur,
the most supremely delicate nostrils,
a mobile ear, an unrivaled paw
and a curved claw
borrowed from the rose-tree.”
- Sidonie Gabrielle

“They (the creatures) encourage us
to imitate Him whose mercy is over all His works.
It may enlarge our hearts
toward these poor creatures
to reflect that not one of them
is forgotten in the sight
of our Father which is in heaven.”
- John Wesley