FLEAS

I think that I shall never see
A bug as ugly as a flea.

A flea whose chewing mouth is prest
against the doggie’s hairy chest.

A flea that bites the beast all day,
And lifts its bristled legs to prey.

A flea that will in summer tear
A bloody hole where doggie’s bare.

Upon whose body germs abound
And parasites throughout are found.

Pets are kept by fools like me,
But God knows I despise the flea.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Olson Avatar
June 19, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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June 17, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Now that made me itch .... dammm fleas.
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June 18, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Why, thank you Alison. My mother would have loved to have read this poem... She was a wondrous "poetress" who would, at times, pen parodies
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