Cats and Dogs

DOG   The single creature leads a partial life,
        Man by his mind, and by his nose the hound;
        He needs the deep emotions I can give,
        I scent in him a vaster hunting ground.

CATS  Like calls to like, to share is to relieve
        And sympathy the root bears love the flower;
        He feels in us, and we in him perceive
        A common passion for the lonely hour.

CATS  We move in our apartness and our pride
        About the decent dwellings he has made:

DOG   In all his walks I follow at his side,
        His faithful servant and his loving shade.