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Wolf Counts Sheep

Stoned are the crows, dosed
so there goes the plot,
the plot that once they shrieked at, now,
sleepy, they do not.

Hushed are the blows of whistles in the dark,
the dogs that once leapt to hear them
have lost tooth and bark.

Wolf says "Keep your eyes down."
Wolf says "Come along."
Wolf says "Sing your hearts out,
dinner wont be long.", and wolf counts sheep.

Cowed and consoled are the
dusty sentries,
the might their tenets once granted now
melts to maybes.

Wolf says "Keep your eyes down."
Wolf says "Come along."
Wolf says "Sing your hearts out,
dinner wont be long.", and wolf counts sheep.

1, 2, 3, 4, wolf counts in one hundred score
5, 6, 7, 8, each sheep gets its own plate
9, 10, 11, 12, pass it on and hope it sells
13, 14, more meet than wolf’s ever seen
15, 16, off to market so keen
17, 18, keep the branded fleece clean
19, umpteen, sleep space is a dream machine
wolf dream, teeth gleam, don’t sleep, wolf counts sheep.

Stoned are the crows, dosed,
so there goes the plot,
the plot that once they shrieked at, now,
sleepy, they do not.

© W Cargill