The willow cats

They call them pussywillows,

But there's no cat to see

Except the little furry toes

That stick out on the tree.

I think that very long ago

When I was just born new,

There must have been whole pussycats,

Where just the toes stick through.

And ev'ry spring it worries me,

I cannot ever find

Those willow cats that ran away

And left their toes behind.