Foxy Scene Poem by Hamid eldood Mahdi

A sly fox invites the Doves and
‎ Bearded serpents for a banquet! ‎
‎ This invitation, punctuated by ‎
‎ Previous filthy small ones ‎
‎ Behind the grey curtain! ‎

‎ Serpents' saliva craftily flows, ‎
‎ waiting impatiently, breathlessly
‎ For the would-be Dukedom! ‎
‎ Doves, innocently, stare ‎
‎ for a twinkling star.‎

‎ The fox, cunningly, ‎
‎ Combs the distances, ‎
‎ Bare- feet to and fro, ‎
‎ Hither, and thither
‎ Polishing his known image
‎ And bleaching his yellow teeth! ‎

For the swivel seat, ‎
The fox shamelessly pants! ‎
His words begin to suggest ‎
An inviting grubby deal! ‎
News of feigned hospitality spread, ‎

The honourable maintain ‎
A distance- watching! ‎
The banquet's time draws nearer.‎
Venue: on high MINARET.‎

Bearded serpents and doves pile up, ‎
The fox, on their bodies, climbs up, ‎
Kicks the heap out! ‎
Looks down at their scattered bodies! ‎

On high, upon the summit, ‎
The fox laughs! ‎
The Doves wander, ‎
Serpents scavenge, ‎
Honourable, down yonder