WARNING-
Children and animal welfare exponents READ NO FURTHER!
Rat Man Rant
Mice aren't nice.
They gnaw.
What's more,
they're twice
as quick
as my stick.
But in my shed,
I like them DEAD.
Poison pellets
in shallots
might work.
But why shirk
the death blow?
POW!
Splat!
That's that.
I believe thanks are due to BKM at Monday's Child and Phoebe Ericson, who drew the original way back in 1947 . Both would no doubt be scandalised at my interpretation...
Problem solved easily - get yourself a cat!
ReplyDeleteMadamebutterfly - cats get up my nose, never mind the mice- aaaaaaTISHoooo! Even the word is enough to start me sneezing.
ReplyDeleteBut Dr FTSE - I could do with an Old Battleaxe to join me. I shall endeavour to enlist her aid...
Oh you and the Doctor have a sure fired way of getting RID of those pests...Do like them either....thank you for posting your tale or extermination of tail ...bkm
ReplyDeleteI sympathise with the allergy, but could you take some anti-histamines for the duration of the war?
ReplyDeleteCad, welcome to blogland. I've read it all. Its possible when one begins at the beginning. Very funny. Poor Ada. I believe that you may be that potion Cad. Your blog is the elixer. Failing that .......I'm stumped. Go back down the coal mines perhaps - or ami indulging in Welsh cliches? At least it's dark in there.
ReplyDeletePS Thanks for visiting my blog.
nice tight verse - RIP mice.
ReplyDeleteYikes, poor mice! Funny poem though and I enjoyed the comments too:)
ReplyDeleteHi there, it's nice to meet you. Thanks for visiting me and taking the time to comment.
ReplyDeleteIf I saw a mouse anywhere near my house I'd have to move to a high-rise flat! You carry on and Whack 'em!
It IS you, Caddoc! My God . . all this time, you've been in that Garden Shed creating a blog that traduces me!
ReplyDelete(On second thoughts, you could be a bloghacker/stalker. There's quite enough information on MY blog for you to construct THIS blog. So . . to convince me you're really Caddoc Trellis my lawful husband, you'll need to post on this blog, or comment on my blog 1) my "pet" name for you and 2) where we spent out miserable honeymoon)
If you're the real Caddoc, BOY, ARE YOU IN TROUBLE,LOOK YOU! But if you're a blogstalker . . . Hmmmm . . . could be interesting.
My darling Stingray, how can you doubt your Haddock, who has floundered in your ocean of love since we were soft amoeba in ages past and gone - when you were Queen of Sheba, and I king Solomon? Alone and undivided, we lived our life of sloth; whatever you did I did, one dinner served for both...
ReplyDeleteAah! Those were the days!
playful one,
ReplyDeletewell done.
Caddock, that's brilliant. Lovely rhyming.
ReplyDeleteFunny poem, beautifully written. Loved it :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for all your kind comments, people. I hope to see you calling at my humble shed again in the future!
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