Australian Writer - Ursula Dubosarsky.
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Beware of the Guinea Pig - By Ursula Dubosarsky (As published in Kids' Night
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King John the guinea pig who lives in our
backyard Is finding his retirement pretty hard Confined within a cage upon our lawn Now throne and crown and kingdom all are gone. O’erthrown by brother cavies in a putsch Condemned to exile in this lonely hutch With all his kingly triumphs proud and free Now consigned to rodent memory. His day begins with pellets, dry and round And bits of lettuce scattered on the ground The morning’s spent in treading on the wheel To pass the time before the midday meal Then after lunch without disdain or rage He royally relaxes in his cage. But come the night, as soon as darkness falls He hurls himself against the wire walls And cries aloud – so pitiful a thing! The mournful squealing of a captive king. He finds no sleep, no spouse, no child, no friend Alone beneath a blanket, waiting for the end. And when at last it’s done, the long sad night He closes both his eyes against the light To spare himself, he cannot bear the dawn Now throne and crown and kingdom all are gone. Thus lives King John, in courage and in pain So distant from the wonders of his reign Let all who pass behold his noble stare And know this is a guinea pig – BEWARE! |
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