My Tom

He is dark and handsome , if not tall and has a roving eye. He flirts with many females of his species and they give him equal attention.He is all of 3 years and is very proud of his grey coat and whiskers. Three years ago he was born in our garage, the mother having abandoned the baby as soon as it was born, we decided to adopt him.And since then he has been living with us a family member.All day he has nothing to do and lazes out in the sun or sleeps on my bed or watches TV sitting on the sofa. His diet is rich and good- bread, biscuits, fish, eggs, meat, chocolates, ice-creams, cakes,sweets and a daily dose of scoldings , which is given by me.
I have a tough time listening to our neighbour's complaints about his misdeeds which include scaring  their pet rabbit(Mrs Sharma) , stealing things from their kitchen(Mrs Raman) and flirting with their tabby(Mrs Balchandani).And I try my best to punish the culprit amply for his pranks , but it is easier decided than implemented, for whenever I try to be strict , he gives me such a meek and weak look that it melts my heart and everything is forgiven and forgotten.
He stays out sometimes for long hours and I begin worrying ........but it is actually not required because he is always back before dinner, cos he obviously wouldn't want to miss his dinner.
After dinner he walks over to my bedroon, climbs over to my bed , stretches himself, yawns, purrs softly, licks his fur clean and lies down for a goodnight's sleep....And as I watch this oft repeated scene , I murmur fondly"Thank You God for this wonderful gift"!!!