BABY SNAIL
Her mum and dad are horrified
She melts and says: "How sweeeeet!"
Her arms covered in slimy tracks
One snail climbing her feet
And on her hand, infinitely small
The tiniest snail of them all
Carries all the love that she can't hide
Her mum climbs up the wall
Her dad completely petrified
I make a tiny bed of leaves
We let the baby snail with care
Inside the bed, it's sitting there
She murmurs: "I love snails"
And I love her, Until that night
When, over my head, one tiny snail
Leaves his very slimy trail
Sigh...
- Darren White
September 2016
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