...and a very good time it was... ~ Thursday, August 27, 2020

Once upon a time 

                  whilst time stood still 

      and it was very good 

                        for time to stand still 

            for just a moment 

      for just a very brief moment 

                  there was a clatter 

            behind a bookcase 

                        and this clatter 

      was very loud 

                              that night 

                        just before dawn 

      and this clatter whined 

                  and this clatter squirmed 

                              and this clatter cried out 

            very, very loudly 

      for a little help 

                        for this clatter 

            which wasn't really 

                                    a clatter at all 

      but a very, small fox 

                  pinned behind a bookcase 

                                    in my study 

                              whilst I read a book 

                                          at the library 

                        just before dawn