Tuxedo Tom Was Dapper and Debonair

Tuxedo Tom was a man who was insanely debonair.
Straight out of GQ, he had a manly, handsome flare.
The kitties in the alley were giddy beyond compare
When they smelled a whiff of Tom in the cool night air.

He did not have a big head, but he knew he was cool.
Another cat wanting to fight him was totally a fool.
Because Tuxedo Tom had been to fight-to-the-death school.
And he was not beyond scrapping with any kind of tool.

The kitties in the alley swooned when they heard his patter.
They started licking and primping, and stopped their silly chatter.
Tuxedo Tom was the goal, they would whisper through gray matter.
He batted a hundred every night; he was a terrific lovely batter.

Tuxedo Tom could be frivolous, but never cruel or mean.
He was the dapper debonair Tom, the one the world has rarely seen.
He had children up and down the alley, some were crazy, others keen.
They liked to strut beside their daddy, and his newest queen.

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Date: 11/3/2021 7:54:00 PM
Love this one, Caren. I also loved the monochromatic stanzas. Perfect.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 11/4/2021 12:58:00 AM
Thank you so much Hank
Date: 11/3/2021 4:01:00 PM
I remember having a "tuxedo tom" as a kid, it was before my parent's took to neutering and you have penned him perfectly. I remember my Mom patching up an ear, putting an eye back in the socket (they were never both the same color again). Strangely he didn't lose sight. He was in so many fights that he looked pretty ragged at age 20. He was the sweetest pet though and loved mushrooms. My parent's finally got the idea of neutering on the second cat. This was great!
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 11/4/2021 12:58:00 AM
Ah 20.How adorable!
Date: 11/3/2021 11:09:00 AM
Hello Caren, it looks like Tuxedo cat was a cha\trmer to all the ladies. Hugs.
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 11/4/2021 3:16:00 PM
Hello Caren, yes I thought so. Oh ! He must have kept up the whole neighbourghood awake at night. Hugs.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 11/3/2021 11:58:00 AM
He sure was; he was a rounder, and he knew how to howl!
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