The Year Of The Rat
A Chinese friend informed me that
This is the astrological year of the rat
Though an animal lover I've always been
A year full of rats will cause me chagrin
A pup or a kitten would be more to my taste
Their barks and their mews I'd more easily face
With our two legged rats we seem to prefer
We've vermin enough, I think you'll concur
If we skip over this rat laden calendar year
I don't believe it would cause too many a tear
But tearful or not, I think we should heed it
That a year full of rats is really not needed
by Stan Cooper...1/3/08 graphic by Don Hunt
Poetry by Stan Cooper
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Written on 2008-01-05 at 16:55
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