Rat

Scrimmage in 

through the hole in the wall 

Bearing fruits 

Made with little maure 

Dried and preserved for sale. 


A heap of virgin droppings 

Upon the fine, dry soil 

Hurtful to our produce 

Frit, fret, and fruitless 


Leaching from our home

The cat 

Pounces upon the rat 

Butchered and beaten to the surface 


He had ought to make an appearance 

Beds now lay in caves 

What a cloudy day 

To reign down 

On our famished land.