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Moles Poem
Moles
I must keep a close watch
on the mole-hills clustered
around the fences of my house.
I feel sure there'll come a time
when moles will emerge
from those surprisingly
massive eruptions
of earth they've created -
and each will be carrying binoculars
and waving a flag.
And the flags
will not be white ones.
And the binoculars will… continue reading
Footnote : The words at the head of this poem, from Shakespeare’s play Henry VI, are spoken by the man about to become Richard III. In the play, he has just finished murdering the rightful king, Henry VI.
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