Fable of the Mouse and the Snake by Johanna MayOnce there was and once there was not
a mouse in a mousy existence
it thrived inspite the daily onslaught
of the jungle with sheer persistence
One day in search of a greater feast
the critter strayed past the lake
there it met a sinuous beast
with eyne that came with a snake
Serpent halt, take thy leave now
the brave little rodent intoned
I verily swear I’ll be the death of thou
‘tis wiser to swallow yon stones
The serpent would have if it could fleer
at this lunch that is aptly bijou
closer it hissed with malice and sneer
less nicer to hear than to chew!
Hasty snake lunged after its gloat
but could not swallow the chouse
it bit down hard from inside the throat
so snake did choke from the mouse
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An integral query the snake did forsake
would have averted death’s cause
To ask verily should a snake be a snake
when a mouse is not clearly a mouse? 01/20/2013 Posted on 01/20/2013 Copyright © 2024 Johanna May
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