Notes About The Poem

This poem came out of a writing exercise.

Too Many Pets

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 © | Year Posted 2019

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Wade Avatar
March 3, 2021 at 1:48 PM
I read your poems on poetrysoup today and enjoyed them. I love poems in rhyme, as it is the way that I write and they seem to flow better and make sense to me. I will be reading more. Also appreciated the Christian one. Blessings, Vivien Wade
Mchattie Avatar
May 14, 2019 at 10:22 PM
Is she a Barber? I have one cat and he is very expensive to feed. I don't know how some people do it. Cheap food I guess. Have a good day.
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