Sad story. And a King Brown. Coming on for the season over here soon.
And even non-AFL me gets the third stanza.
Thanks,
Jill
On 16/09/2015, at 7:08 AM, Bill Wootton wrote:
> Lizard
>
> Curled up before the fire,
> Lizard mouthed pistachios,
> sending shells skidding
> across the cottage floor,
>
> slurped up curries,
> even ripe tomatoes,
> withdrawing her tongue
> and upturning brown eyes
>
> when she finished. Named
> after flame-haired Bombers
> goal sneak Alan Ezard,
> Red Heeler Lizard sadly
>
> no match for a real reptile.
> Casualty of a King Brown,
> she lies uncurled beneath
> a peach tree in Markwood.
>
> bw
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