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A Cornered Rat

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A Cornered Rat is a gnome or epigraph, written in a sestet of nonasyllabic meter, and couplet rhyme. Written in 42 words and centered for aesthetic symmetry.  

Image by Josehf Lloyd Murchison.

A Cornered Rat No matter what the enemy’s might. The smallest of beasts will stand and fight. Whether a cat or a mighty bear. Confront him only if you take care. For a cornered rat will stand and fight. No matter what the enemy’s might. By Josehf Lloyd Murchison

Copyright © | Year Posted 2023


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