Hidden paw is a secretive mystery cat. His power of levitation would make taker stare this is marvelous actually describing what cats are all about as they rise up vertical walls or balance on a fence. And when you think he’s half asleep ‘he’s always wide awake another little sketch of cats, not just his own. Wonderful poem and quite funny. A smile in this poem is: He sways his head from side to side with movements like a snake.
This poem is saying that there is no one like Macavity. He is a devil in disguise of a cat he
is a monster of wickedness one may meet himin a by-street or in the square but when the crime is discovered Macavity is not there. Macavity footprints are never to be found in any file of the Scotland Yard’s. The poet mentions some of the crimes. He says that Macavity is the one behind looting the larder, or the jewel-case. He is also behind the breaking of the greenhouse glass and the trellis. Also when the milk goes missing or Peko’s been smothered: it is macavity to be blamed. The most surprising factor that connects them is that when the offence is discovered, Macavity is not there.
The final stanza of the poem states that there has never been a deceitfulness and tactfulness. Macavity is always ready with an alibi or two and when the crimes are discovered Macavity is not there.