Dexter

A**                                             cat
                             hobbled   out of the woods   Looking
                               lost, lonely and lean. With a hitch
                              in his get along, a pitiful sight to be
                       ((   seen. My wife felt sorry for this feline I  ))
                              don't like cats, but I did too, so she 
                                  fed him and fixed him up, and 
                                       after a while he pulled 
                                    through! Then we started
                               seeing dead mice, so before you
                                step you better check! "I guess
                               he's not all bad", I thought (Even
                            though some mice were on our deck!)
                         I asked, "What will you do with him now?"
                    "Let him go", was my best advice. She said, "No,
                 His name is Dexter, He's a serial killer of mice!" Later
                 I petted him, purring at my feet. That he loved it was
                   very clear. When I looked up, what did I see? My
                      wife was grinning ear to ear! I favor dogs to 
                                   cats it's true, but Dexter's
                                             okay in my book Sometimes I even
                                             pet that cat if there's no one there to look!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018



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Date: 12/26/2018 4:25:00 PM
'Serial killer of mice' - so clever, great shape form, too!
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Date: 12/27/2018 9:56:00 AM
Thanks Michelle! It didn't get much attention with the holidays and all. Timing's everything I guess. Glad you liked it. Thanks for commenting!........80).....pat
Date: 12/23/2018 4:35:00 PM
Tops in my book! A fave! The shape and story lotsa fun!
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Date: 12/23/2018 5:31:00 PM
Thank you so much Kim! It took a while I'll tell ya! Worth the effort though, I think!............80)
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