A Housefly

We deploy a cat
  to get rid of a field-mouse

But why swat a 'housefly'
  when it's inside the house
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Awtry Avatar
October 4, 2019 at 9:51 AM
hmmm... cause it’s my house. He can get his own! ;)
Adams Avatar
October 3, 2019 at 8:37 PM
good point...my cat (who passed many years ago) loved to bat the bugs and catch them as well as the mice, even my sons iguanas one night...wonderful poem :)
Adams Avatar
October 4, 2019 at 4:54 AM
Ate both of them... my son was rather upset
Wolf Avatar
October 3, 2019 at 9:00 PM
Come on! A cat who went after an iguana. That was some cat!! :) gw
Krutsinger Avatar
October 3, 2019 at 5:08 PM
Your logic is sound. Love the word play.
Wolf Avatar
October 3, 2019 at 6:53 PM
Of course, the cat usually gets the mouse; as for the flyswatter,… Well,... Thanks, Caren
Gauthier Avatar
October 3, 2019 at 4:38 PM
Can't argue with that logic, Gershon.
Wolf Avatar
October 3, 2019 at 6:52 PM
Ha, ha! I set a semantic mousetrap there. Methinks the logic of swatting the fly is impeccable. LOL. Thanks, Line! :) gw
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