Birds of Bath
grown too big, bother and shame,
grand boots waiting to film a scene
from Bath's ha-ha century. Tame
the squawking doves to cook's sharp aim
busy beaks, nests unclean---
grown too big, bother and shame
for the Royal Crescent hall of fame,
posturing pigeons stuffed pristine
from Bath's ha-ha century. Tame
dog a-grinding the spit aflame---
bird and dog with torching spleen.
Grown too big, bother and shame,
canine retired to supper's main
meal, roasted tough and lean.
From Bath's (ha-ha) century, tame
chefs trapped rats much the same
clearing ranks of the in-between
grown too big. Bother and shame
from Bath's ha-ha century---tame?
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jbprince
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