Two Eagles want a mouse as Baghdad’s King! <br />The Desert -Snake is too wily to swoop: <br />Once he is gone, they can have anything, <br />From oil and gasoline to camel-soup! <br /> <br />They encircled the Snake in the desert! <br />The Snake is swift and appears like mirage! <br />His oil-wells burn the two intruders' heart; <br />They cannot turn so fast to be his phage! <br /> <br />The Eagles know the Desert-Sun is hot! <br />They know they cannot bear the heat for long: <br />They take a risk but don't want to be caught; <br />They cannot take the country for a song! <br /> <br />The Eagles may be Kings of their own skies! <br />The Desert-Snake rules, though on belly lies!<br /><br />Dr John Celes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/sonnet-the-desert-war/
