The Shrewd Shrew That Ruined My Shoe

Bridget Webber
Sep 8, 2018 · 1 min read

a brown-furred cuckoo

There is a shrew inside my shoe

A brown-furred cuckoo.

What voodoo

Feeds on my sole

Late at night?

Munching happy

With delight

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