WEN: A6B5E1
Exhibitor Name: William Halsted
Division: Creative Writing--
Class: 03 Poetry (13-17 y
The Life and Death of Cotton Ball By William DeForest Halsted IV January-February 2020
An Elegy There was a stray cat that lived locally, Who’d just always been there for us to see. When one day after a pretty long go She showed up with a small kitten in tow. The only survivor of the whole litter, Fluffy grey Cotton Ball was a trooper. But, soon after, his mamma got pregnant, And her love for Cotty soon grew stagnant. So we lured Cotty into the house, And trapped him inside, just like a mouse. We gave him puppet shows and stories did tell, And soon brought poor Cotty out of his shell. Curious and cuddly, with little to say, He was Mommy’s buddy day by day. When to practice her music she would go, He’s sit in her lap while she played the piano. And when she felt bad and laid in bed, Cotty was right there by her head.
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