The cat and I are quite alike, thes...

The cat and I are quite alike, these winter nights: I seek counsel thesauruses; he forages for mice. He preys the darkest corners, while I toss the dice Of rhyme, and rummage by means of the OED's delights.
He's all ears and judgments and whiskery antennae Bristling with the whispered broadcast of the stars, And I have cruised the ocean of a thousand