Terry Flood Poet Limerick

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?

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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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Deb M February 1, 2023 at 11:47 PM Another beauty Terry! Debx Terry Flood February 2, 2023 at 2:24 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

Charles Messina February 1, 2023 at 7:13 PM This could have been a Tom & Jerry episode (lol). Love it! Great limerick, Terry -Charlie Terry Flood February 2, 2023 at 2:27 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 ;-)

Ilene Bauer February 1, 2023 at 1:34 PM the rhymes in this poem are just so cool, terry! love the humor, too - especially the ending... Terry Flood February 1, 2023 at 2:21 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

Tom Cunningham February 1, 2023 at 12:16 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 Terry Flood February 1, 2023 at 2:22 PM I do remember that, Tom. Don’t think I’ve ever heard that they got it sorted. Hope so. Terry