Not Again Thomas
NOT AGAIN THOMAS
On Thomas meowing at the front door this morning, on opened the door instead of coming in, he ran across the front garden and lay down next to the front garden wall and started meowing, I have just started his de-worming course and he doesn't he know it, he didn’t eat a lot for breakfast, and was straight out into the garden, so, wasn’t I there thinking, “eck, has the poor chap got an upset stomach, or what, he just lay there on all fours meowing, when a moment later I saw movement, a little vole was just in front of him, it was kind of lost in the colour of the pebbles in the garden, Thomas was following behind it, but; not trying to catch it, but; more like nudging it forward bit by bit, I thought, not again Thomas, the vole came up the side of the path near to my front door, then across the front of the house wall into next doors garden, it didn’t seem flapped in any way, and of course Thomas was there just walking behind it, this actually happened twice as the vole came out of next door garden near the front garden wall again, and did its circle bit all over again, I have only had Thomas a week now, and up to now he has managed to bring his daughter to live, a hedgehog and now this morning a flamin’ vole, what next I wondered, because as much as I admire his desire to show me all of his friends, what’s the purpose, they are not coming in, end of . . .
Poor vole had no choice
as Thomas nudges it home
come see your new home
Quit following me
says the vole to the Thomas
I have my own home
Thomas disheartened
the vole didn't want to stay
let's it on its way
Thomas had orders
stop bringing your friends, you hear
now get in the house
Thomas comes inside
The vole relieved, disappears
and I'm like, what's next
Indiana Shaw . . . ; )
Copyright © Indiana Shaw | Year Posted 2020
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