Our Cat Likes the Vacuum
From the book A Festival for Frogs
Our cat likes the vacuum.
He thinks that it’s fun
to hop on and ride when
it’s starting to run.
He’ll go for a drive
as it’s cleaning the ground
and purr as it circles
around and around.
It’s like an amusement
park ride, for a cat,
that chases our dog
and our little pet rat.
It makes him so happy.
It brings him such joy.
The vacuum is clearly
his favorite toy.
Then, last week, he learned how
to start the machine.
He rides it all day now.
Our floors are SO clean.
— Kenn Nesbitt
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Reading Level: Grade 2
Topics: Animal Poems
Poetic Techniques: Assonance, Imagery, Narrative Poems
Word Count: 99
From the book A Festival for Frogs
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