Mr And Mrs Literal Poem by Raj Arumugam

"How are you, husband mine? "
says Mrs Literal to Mr Literal
as he comes back home
"How was your day? "

"Oh, it was raining cats and dogs, "
says Mr Literal
"All day long - all these cats and dogs
just jumping out of the sky
I've got scratches and bites all over me!
But how was your day? "

"Oh, what a confusing day, "
says Mrs Literal
"I heard mad Mrs Metaphor next door
crying aloud and when I went to ask
she said her husband
had just kicked the bucket
I walked away as her husband
seemed to be asleep
and there was certainly
no bucket to be seen anywhere about"