Monday, 8 August 2011

Snail

Snail
made self-sufficiency an art,
carrying his home
wherever he goes.

He is slow,
so that  taken  into consideration
he can stop for the night
in his own trailer.

Earthy brown for camouflage
he blends in easily
peeping out his antennae
exposing only the smallest part to see.

A hungry  song thrush
is  on a fence.
Beady eyes
look all around
ready to swoop down
smash the snail on his anville
and leave an empty shell.



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