Pauline and the Foxes' Folly

Richard

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But those pesky foxes ruined it, with droppings and a chew.
To steal her quiche and fish pie, but she’s a wily gran.
From under hedges, over fences, in the pale moonlight.
Her garden’s now a peaceful place, where foxes dare not show their face.
A homemade pie, a quiche or two, her freezer's pride and bread.
She loves her cosy garden and her paving, oh so splendid.
Now she watches carefully, for any new invasion,
Oh, Pauline, Pauline, the foxes made a plan,
Pauline’s smile was broad and bright, she’d won the battle, hey!
With traps and tricks and cleverness, she made the foxes flee,
The trap was sprung, the fox was caught, and taken far away,
A tale of triumph, wit, and might, of how one woman won the fight,
She feared they'd ambush her one day, while fetching from the shed,
So Pauline hatched a cunning scheme, she paid a man in traps,
Eighty-five and spry as ever, fiercely independent,
But her garden’s safe and sound again, a fortress of elation.
The foxes with their beady eyes, they watched her every night,
So here’s to Pauline, brave and bold, with freezer full and heart of gold,
In a quaint little bungalow, at the edge of the town,
With her back garden paved so nice, she’d gaze with pride anew,
Lives Pauline, our heroine, with hair of silver crown.
To catch the furry bandits, and perhaps avoid mishaps.
Against the foxes in the night, Pauline’s garden now shines bright!
Pauline’s garden’s fox-free now, her domain in victory.

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