Quick Tail

One way to know that you’ve done
As much as you need to do
Is to keep in mind the fact
You keep none of what you do.

The Greek word for small, wild cats
Seems to have come from “quick tail.”
Who was the first to say that?
A soul who was new to cats,

A child stuck knee-deep in nouns?
Was there a wild, slow-tailed cat?
Or is this whole tale a myth?
Ask who? Greek kept none of it.