An Ode on an Expiring Snail
Oh hideous crunch! Oh sad and sorry sight!
Oh wretched creature writhing in distress
Whose slow, meandering journey through the night
Draws to its close in this unholy mess!
Alas, because of one blind step amiss
No further will you travel, faithful friend,
No longer wander in molluscan bliss,
For here is where your silver trail must end.
Oh sullied sole that crushed your fragile shell!
Oh foul foot that leaves you oozing slime!
Forgive my careless tread, and fare you well
On this, your final, sweet, celestial climb
To join the hosts of those who’ve gone before,
The ghosts of shattered gastropods who meet,
Re-armoured under shells that break no more,
On heavenly snails-trails free from feckless feet.
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