The Landlord Calls

There’s a tabby ally cat
And a very scabby rat
And a vampire bat
And a very hungry gnat
And a horrid little brat
And they lived in a flat
Where a man in a hat
Saw a stain on the mat
It’s an awful splat
Like a small cow pat
So we need to chat 
Because where we’re at
And from where I’m sat
There’s some tit for tat
Like a democrat
Or a diplomat
With a caveat
To avoid a spat 
Re your habitat
There’s a well known stat
When a pike meets sprat
That the sprat says drat
Can I pay for that
And with cash begat…
Secretariat
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Wolf Avatar
October 3, 2023 at 7:50 PM
Tit for tat. Sheet for shat... Keep smiling, Terry.
Fisher Avatar
October 1, 2023 at 5:09 PM
This monorhyme got at it.
Flood Avatar
October 2, 2023 at 2:53 PM
It’s the kind of dumb ass thing I concoct when ideas are few… sometimes…. only sometimes, the result is… um… intriguing, hilarious or just plain bonkers… and I’m happy with each of those eventualities. Cheers, David
M  Avatar
September 30, 2023 at 1:14 PM
And that is that! Fun write Terry! Debx
Flood Avatar
September 30, 2023 at 4:09 PM
One of two I posted almost as a joke (to gauge response… the other was so dreadful I deleted it). Chuffed you enjoyed this, Deb X
Bauer Avatar
September 30, 2023 at 11:46 AM
I’m sure you had as much fun writing this as I had reading it, Terry!
Flood Avatar
September 30, 2023 at 11:50 AM
I was almost literally scratching my head for inspiration, Ilene. Nothing would gel so I simply started writing ‘stuff’. Eventually decided to go down the monorhyme route. Glad you enjoyed
Lane Avatar
September 29, 2023 at 5:08 PM
That’s quite a monorhyming list of what amounts to scat. Except for Secretariat. He was a winner!!
Flood Avatar
September 29, 2023 at 5:18 PM
I used secretariat loosely. It’s often referred to as ‘governmental’ but to me it’s where secretarial work is done. Just a scribble in an otherwise empty headed moment.
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