Poetry month -- Day 4

Today I chose a Nonet. It is another mathematical poem.
Line 1 -- 9 syllables
Line 2 -- 8 syllables
Line 3 -- 7
until reaching Line 9 -- 1 syllable


Five kittens in a plastic box writhe
with life, twisting and clambering,
climbing and straining to reach
the top, to be the first
to snare a soft heart
and to charm his
way into
a new
home.