Tit For Tat

The cat and the dog are wrangling
I see a paw hit the canine.
A row and now a tangling.
I put my bet on the feline.
My job is to see no mangling
and not one hit at all is fine.
The cat is now fandangoing
to put the big dog in line.

How did I get in the jumble?
I try to get out and I fumble.
Hit by the cat, I tumble.
Tit and tat is elemental.
I say to the cat, "be gentle"
It may be the dog is mental.

4/7, 16

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 4/28/2016 12:41:00 AM
Joyce, Congratulations on your "FUNOM'S SONNET win." LINDA
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Date: 4/22/2016 10:08:00 PM
Just beautiful. Congrats on your win, Joyce.
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Date: 4/20/2016 10:45:00 PM
Congrats on ur awesome winning write Joyce..
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Date: 4/20/2016 12:43:00 PM
Congratulations on your win and thank you very much for giving this very fine entry. The contest had lots of wonderful entries and grading them was a hard nut to crack, nevertheless you came out tops.. Kudos to you and thank you so much once again.
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Date: 4/8/2016 9:54:00 AM
Wow! This is one of the best entries so far... Thank you very much for this wonderful contribution to my contest. I am wishing you the best of luck.
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