Farmer Jones Versus The Rats 

The rat ran, and he chased after
Some disaster
He struck his head
Now Jones lays dead

An eerie quietness surrounds
Jones on the ground
Animals stare
Such sights quite rare

Vermin rejoice and celebrate
Jones met his fate
It’s one and done
The rats have won

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Linked to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie First Line Friday where the line for this week is: The rat ran and he chased.

Linked to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Luck Dip Saturday Mix where the form/style for this week is: Minute Poem.

Minute Poem: The Minute Poem is rhyming verse form consisting of 12 lines of 60 syllables written in strict iambic meter. The poem is formatted into 3 stanzas of 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4 syllables. The rhyme scheme is as follows: aabb, ccdd, eeff