Harry the Hamster

Harry the Hamster
   was a cute little pet
'till the day that
   into a pot he did get

Not a pot of soup, mind you
   nor a pot of beef stew
What Harry got into
   makes most hamsters blue

Not a pot of potatoes
   or a pot of rice
That might have turned out
   quite frankly, quite nice

Neither a pot of porridge
   nor a pot of boiled eggs
a delicacy for which
   he would normally beg

No, what Harry got into
   inexplicably, you see
was a pot of real pot  --
   almost pure THC

Harry snarfed it all up
   in an aggressive way
thinking perhaps, 'twas
   a kind of brownish hay

He licked his chops
   then backing away
plopped right on his rump
   in the clumsiest way

Once back on his feet
   he tried to advance
only to fall right down
   on his face and his hands

I saw Harry was down
   down for a while
I felt badly for him
   As if he was my child...

I looked on with horror
   as Harry trembled and shook
knowing the danger of
   what that hamster had took

Well, for hour after hour
   poor Harry lay on the ground
whimpering and sweating
   'till he was finally rundown

He fell asleep by and by
   and when he woke up
I teased him, 'Hey, Harry,
   Here's a pot from which to sup...'

Now that did it for poor Harry
   He sure didn't tarry --
Bolted right out the door
   ~ to be seen nevermore
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019


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Date: 10/17/2019 4:08:00 AM
Greedy eat all Harry... I like the write and message too...He can run but not away from himself...
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 10/17/2019 10:36:00 AM
Ha, ha! Thank you so much for such a perceptive comment about old Harry. Cheers, Gershon
Date: 10/16/2019 4:23:00 PM
ha! a very entertaining tale, gershon!
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 10/16/2019 4:55:00 PM
Happy to hear that you enjoyed this tale, Ilene. Thanks for letting me know. :) gw
Date: 10/16/2019 3:42:00 PM
Things got harried for Harry the Hamster
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 10/17/2019 12:27:00 PM
Yes it is...harried and harrier — to torment by or as if by constant attack
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 10/16/2019 4:16:00 PM
Ha, ha! That's quite a fun-funny comment. :) Hope they don't get any hairier! (Is that even a word? LOL.) Cheers, Gershon
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