The dead swan lay in the stagnant pool.
It lay. It rotted. It turned
To the right occasionally.
Bits of flesh dropped off it from
Time to time.
And sank into the pool's mire.
It also smelt a great deal.
With apologies to Paula Nancy Millstone Jennings
This is one explanation of the pollution of the water.
ReplyDeleteOne way to make the country greener, I suppose.
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