a kind of perfection

across the sky the clouds still slowly creep
without much notice and without acclaim
right now i had much rather be asleep
we cannot on our own these days proclaim
for rest or love not even for old fame
instead we wait to seek just what will hap
in hope the lion still is kind and tame
and only wants to snore and take a nap

the life we want is neither broad nor deep
most people just want things to be the same
and all expenses to come out quite cheap
we aren't expecting to receive the blame
for those who left nor yet for those who came
our wisdom and our purses both to tap
cat seems to think this not much of a game
and only wants to snore and take a nap

we don't expect the passing clouds to keep
not even when the sun turns them aflame
as through the lattices small children peep
we think of this as just another frame
a service that we choose not to proclaim
since we don't want the audience to clap
the sleepy feline has some other aim
and only wants to snore and take a nap

prince you won't think it horrid or a shame
nor even some unsubtle sort of trap
to praise the one who eschews wealth and fame
and only wants to snore and take a nap