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Felinus Fattus

Eric Kolstad

The cats come racing towards the bowl
As soon as they hear a tuna can open
Everyone here knows their goal

They dig underground like a mole
A new speed record will be broken
The cats come racing towards the bowl

Under their scratching post they look like a troll
I think this truth goes unspoken
The cats come racing towards the bowl

I’ve never seen them them take a stroll
But until the cats are awoken
The cats come racing towards the bowl

All of the cats swallowed the tuna whole
The dishes in the house will remain unbroken
The cats come racing towards the bowl
The cats come racing towards the bowl

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Submitted by ekolstad on May 11, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme Aba abA abA abA abAA
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 608
Words 118
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 4
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