A Cat In a Rat Hole
In an old house by the hedge on the cold ledge of the hill
A slim dainty lady of seventy had prime time plenty to kill
Sitting on shaky chair heavy watching TV by the fire place
Had no inkling her adoring things were being chewed up
Two animals were true criminals but she didn’t ever care
A black cat and a grey rat, for ages they were there with her
The lazy cat sat on the cozy mat on doorway the whole day
the fat rat did acrobat to play about the stray tail of the cat.
Once the cat lay flat by the gate taking day’s late slumber
The rat a sly brat bit her plump tail as if it was cucumber
The irate cat knew that the time for new combat had come
She just had to go fast and get at the rogue rat at any rate
As tit for tat tactic the whiny cat jumped swiftly at the enemy
But the rat was smart to dart into murky hole the cat could see
Chase failed, the cat ranted, place she hunted to grab the rat
shoved her head whole in the hole, got stuck, eyes didn’t bat.
March 18, 2019
Post Comments
Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.
Please
Login
to post a comment
Turn off ads, get more exposure for your poetry, and get more features with a
Premium Membership.
