Maxwell's tail of temptation

Maxwell's tail of temptation  
is unprecedented…  
and rather long…  

It sticks to him like a shadow  
with an inquiring mind  
and a song…  
 
It waves about like wafting smoke...
neath other cats' noses in hopes he can stoke a reaction...
 
Calling for action...
 
Wherever he goes... mayhem follows  
a habit he just can't shake  
little guy just wants to play...  
 
all...  
day…    
long…  
 
Insists on "helping" with every chore  
from making the beds to sweeping the floors…  
 
If the moon were not so far away… he'd have it down… so he could play…  
with it...  
 
And thus he'd spend his entire day...