Emmanuel George Cefai - Pall Bearers Hedgehogs

Pall bearers Hedgehogs at
The funeral of the Ant.

A Squirrel played slovenly
A saddening violin:
Played slowly
Slowly.

Owls, nightingales, on foot
Glow-worms, (for it was night) ,
Insects and the rest
All lined
The way of the bier
A handsome funeral!

The while
Continued playing slow
The slovenly violin.

No false tears shed.
Slow
They laid her in a half-inch
Grave
Deep half-inch
Only.

Emmanuel George Cefai

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