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The Dimly Lit House

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There’s a dimly lit house where a chicken sh*t mouse Hides in a hole from the man and his spouse He’s easy to please Just leave him some cheese And you won’t find a hole in your best Levi Strauss But it’s easy to see when it’s fait accompli And your new denim pants have a hole in one knee To take care of that They bought a big cat Then somehow that one hole had turned into three His wife bought those jeans so it started a row She quipped why don’t you chase that mouse with a cow They had quite a spat Which frightened the cat The mouse laughed and said so who’s chicken sh*t now? * Whoever said cats could catch mice were all liars The man left the house and drove off - screeching tyres He looked pretty grim The house was still dim That damned little mouse had chewed right though the wires

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Date: 2/1/2023 11:47:00 PM
Another beauty Terry! Debx
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Terry Flood
Date: 2/2/2023 2:24:00 AM
Thanks, Deb. I had that first line and loved it but I was so blocked it just sat there waiting for more. Glad to finally use it and that you enjoyed. Terry
Date: 2/1/2023 7:13:00 PM
This could have been a Tom & Jerry episode (lol). Love it! Great limerick, Terry -Charlie
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Date: 2/2/2023 2:27:00 AM
Any comparison to a Tom & Jerry episode can only be a compliment. Thanks for that…. But now my minds whirling with the possibility of Tom & Terry (perhaps in Milton Creek)… hang on… I think that makes me the mouse ;-)
Date: 2/1/2023 1:34:00 PM
the rhymes in this poem are just so cool, terry! love the humor, too - especially the ending...
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Terry Flood
Date: 2/1/2023 2:21:00 PM
Thanks, Ilene. I’ve had the first line saved for what seems like ages. Finally yesterday the fog cleared enough to make something of it. Glad you enjoyed. Terry
Date: 2/1/2023 12:16:00 AM
Mind you the levis will be fashionable now with holes, remember when I bought my first pair I had to sit in the bath as you had to buy them a size bigger and shrink to fit. Did you see the plagues they had in Australia a while back, they ate everything in their path and chewed through wires and everything , mice everywhere, their predators had reduced because of the Bush fires, snakes etc. Don't know if it's still bad, yuck. Give me a spider any day lol. Tom
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Terry Flood
Date: 2/1/2023 2:22:00 PM
I do remember that, Tom. Don’t think I’ve ever heard that they got it sorted. Hope so. Terry

Book: Shattered Sighs