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Calico Cat Missing

The lady down the street has lost her cat
A calico, I think, with feral ancestral ties
Her next door neighbor knows where it's at
Since, to spite her, he gave it to a friend.
But, calico cat has come to a good end,
Better than a meaner neighbor surmised
Because the pussy was left to roam loose
This neighbor had planned a poisonous dish
Which would've surely cooked calico's goose.
I have kept blithely discrete about calico's
Not-so-suspicious and handy disappearing
Since I like to keep peace in the neighborhood
And, I'm also still somewhat god-fearing.

written August 25, 2021

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021




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Date: 8/30/2021 6:55:00 PM
It is lovely that you keep a confidence safe "I have kept blithely discrete about calico's Not-so-suspicious and handy disappearing"
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/30/2021 7:12:00 PM
I like this little poem, Caren, because the animal is saved from certain death in a delightful way.
Date: 8/25/2021 11:29:00 PM
Delighted Calico Cat escaped and went on to pastures new...Delice
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/26/2021 8:00:00 AM
Thoroughly fictional, Delice. We love our feral cats in our neighborhood. Thanks for your read.

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