The Cemetery Mole

Just a few words of thought.

 

Down in the Churchyard

in amongst the graves so still

is a little problem

and it makes me ill

 

A Mole has made his home

in the family plot

as for our feelings

he does not give a jot

 

Every time I go to tend

the grave with love and care

I am greeted by this mound of earth

so I know that he has been there

 

He digs away to his heart’s content

the mound gets bigger every day

so I am going to have to trap him

try to catch it in some way

 

So I will dig a little hole into his mound

and set a trap for him

a passer by walked over

said what are you up to Jim

 

Trying to catch this little varmint

who is causing me concern?

I have to teach him a lesson

so that he will learn

 

To leave my family plot alone

go somewhere else to dig his tunnels

because all the mounds he leaves behind

looks like a row of funnels

 

So I set my trap, and off I went

home for a good nights rest

satisfied I had done my duty

to catch this little pest

 

As I fell asleep, my mind did dream

this little creature with his pick and shovel hard at work all night

dragging the dirt to the surface in his little cart

so it would be there for me to see at early light

 

Suddenly there was a clanging sound

as the trap snapped down on his neck hard and fast

trapped, struggling to break free

but soon to breathe his last

 

I awoke with such a start

shouting Oh Lord, what have I done?

I have killed one of Gods tiny creatures

on with clothes and out I run

 

Down to the Cemetery at high speed

till I reached the family plot

I yanked on the trap protruding

to see what I had got

 

To my relief there was nothing there

I must have dreamt it all it seems

my little friend was still alive

not dead, like in my dreams

 

I quietly flattened out his mounds

Thought I can do that every day

It can be a special thing between us

A game that we can play

 

After all what harm was he doing

tunnelling away

my relatives now had company

and that’s how it will have to stay

Author's Note

Any comment appreciated

Reviews

[Arundass TP]

This is a masterpiece cully. There is a moral in this poem, so powerful writing. But at last I am happy that the mole is not trapped. Good poem. Keep it up

[Cully45]

Thanks for the kind words.