JB - thank you for the kind words. I might not want to confront
a rat but, like pigeons here in town, I harbour a certain "underdog" sort of sympathy for their situation in the cycle of
life.

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I enjoy the symmetry of this poem and the analogies you draw our attention to. Ingenious writing MC. 👍

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It sure ain't

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Thanks SG. I recall a torrential downpour while walking along a
nearby street one afternoon some years ago and seeing a very large rat crossing some yards ahead of a startled woman who
stopped in her tracks at its unexpected appearance and immediate disappearance into a nearby basement. These age-old creatures are true survivors, said to be so numerous they
are within a short distance of us at any given time - yet how
often do we actually see them?
Thanks also to those with their "likes".

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A very clever poem, MC, and quite true. Perhaps I'm biaised because we have spotted rats in our garden recently.

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