Animalia

The cat bit the rat
Cos the rat bit the bat
Cos the bat bit the gnat
Cos the gnat bit me

Because, I loved the cat
but the cat loved the bat
and the rat loved the gnat
and the bat loved me

But cats that eat rats
And bats that eat gnats
And folk who like cats
Ain’t insane to me

But all of the stats 
That say high flying bats
Can’t be chewed on by rats
Needs explainery!

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Deb M

Date: 7/20/2023 10:51:00 PM

Hehe a little confusing but l got it!! Cute as Terry!! Not you the poem!!! Ha…..Debx

Deb M
Date: 7/21/2023 10:34:00 PM

And here Kim and I are!!!

Terry Flood
Date: 7/21/2023 4:18:00 PM

Glad you enjoyed this, Deb. I get ‘confusing’, that second verse took some careful double checking regarding who loved who and what bit what. I wasn’t going to inflict it on an unsuspecting world, but HEY! I knew there would be one or two remarkably intelligent Soupers who would ‘get it’ ;-)

Kim Merryman

Date: 7/20/2023 6:26:00 PM

That's full of tongue twisters An amusing write, Terry! Blessings, Kim M

Terry Flood
Date: 7/21/2023 4:21:00 PM

You don’t know the half of it, Kim. I’m one of those people who speak really quickly (I make a conscious effort to slow down) but when I read I read real quick too… and I trip over the who bit who thing. I’m glad you enjoyed. Terry