Ode to Boogie.

One of the highlights of a recent visit to New York was running into this cat on my way back to the hotel. I thought he was just a stray, but he was obviously too cool and too well-cared for to be anything but a New York celebrity, which he was. Seems Boogie is the mascot for Ladder 24 and one, I felt, deserving of a poem.

The Firehouse Cat
The firehouse cat
Sits on the sidewalk
On West 31st Street, New York.
Proudly Tuxedoed,
He watches the traffic
Of people going to work.
Around his neck
A tiny medallion
Shows he belongs to the station.
Proud and alert, the firehouse cat
Is as noble as any Dalmatian.