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#1043120 added January 14, 2023 at 10:53am
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The Gift
The Gift

Old Tom killed the rat
and brought it to Miss Anna,
dropped it there upon the mat
and said he’d leave Montana,
never to return, he swore,
if Anna left him flat,
but Anna smiled as ne’er before,
and Tom’s a happy cat.


Line count: 8
Rhymed abab
For Express It In Eight, 01.14.23
Prompt: In Montana, it’s illegal to give a rat as a present.
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