Insolent Grace

It's not something
she suddenly adopted
(funny phrasing,
considering),
but a natural part
of her subtle charms,

her insolent grace.

When the pair of them
made their separate
appearances, she already
possessed, along with
her natural charms,

her insolent grace.

I always believed
she rather favored
her temperament, even
before true contrasts
could be found, against
her natural charms and

her insolent grace.

She was a cat,
they were less than dogs;
they were puppies.
Perhaps one day they might
outgrow their clumsy humor,
but as for her, long
into the twilight,
when age has claimed
even her natural charms,
she will still have

her insolent grace.