This is a crisper, more structured and concise version of 'Feeding the Geese' <br /> <br />All the geese swanning over <br />and one greedy duck <br />gooses her for the bread <br />she holds behind her back.... <br /> <br />We're not expecting that... <br />It's all very well <br />if you're defending Rome, <br />but..... <br /> <br />And here (8th October 2008) is the final version of 'At the Pond' - a combination of the above and the long first draft - 'Feeding the Geese': <br /> <br />Goosed at the Pond <br /> <br />All the geese swanning over... <br />Where's the bread? <br />The Tesco bags <br />of stale loaf, pieces <br />apportioned to each <br />little alms-giver. <br /> <br />But how could we foresee <br />these geese <br />would be <br />so forthright <br />in their greed... <br /> <br />to come up and <br />goose you <br />for the bread <br />that you <br />were throwing <br />to them! <br /> <br />It's all very well <br />when you're <br />defending Rome, <br />but...<br /><br />Janice Windle<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/growing-pains-5-at-the-pond/
