Too Many Pets
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This poem came out of a writing exercise.
In number four were forty cats
And forty four dogs too
But the Dogs all barked and barked and barked
And the cats they all did mew
The neighbours were not happy
They all did complain
They said the noise the animals made
Was driving them all insane
So their owner had to sell them
Thirty six cats went
And forty dogs had to go
To good homes they were sent
So in number four were now four cats
And four dogs who remained
But they made such a ghastly noise
That the neighbours still complained
They called the RSPCA
Who sent four of their best
To deal with this problem
Was going to be a test
To number 4 Acacia Avenue
These four people went
They knew what they were going for
Cos they had all been sent
But they just couldn't deal with it
So they left after several tries
Then 4 Acacia Avenue
Began to sell meat pies
The neighbours all loved those pies
They ate them every day
When they asked what meat she used
Number four wouldn't say
No one knew where the cats had gone
Or the dogs as well
Number 4 just sold her pies
She wasn't gonna tell
Copyright © Denis Briggs | Year Posted 2019
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