Like a child caught stealing--

Like a child caught stealing
the cat sat in the Mother's arms
having been "within two seconds
of getting through a hole in the fence."

Admiring this move, I think:
the window had been open
just enough to duck out
and make a run for what

I'm not sure. I imagine
it was for the simple joy of it
being a rainy day full of sounds
and mud under wet grass.