Beware it rhymes
By Mark Brandon Allen
A tid is seen on cabbage heads
and sometimes near its mound
when one is discovered
Martian children circle ‘round.
A tid is one of nature's tricks
its existence to confound
for it is utterly unlike
any other feline around.
A tid makes the strangest pet
on no other planet found.
living only here on Mars
it doesn't weigh a pound
A tid is fun to play with
because it can make a sound
that mimics other things on Mars
as it runs across the ground.
A tid is best at one thing
it really can compound
imitating metrical text
both the silly and profound.
So, if
a tidy cat on Mars you find,
don't listen to it expound.
Its versification will give you
a headache!
