Shovel, Shovel
Shovel, Shovel Long and Lean
"Why in the ground of The Garden Are you buried?"
"To keep The Puppy From digging up Pere*. I must dig in and guard the grave As the Morning Glories climb up And the Sunflowers bloom above. I must stand vigil Until the worms are through And then I can go back to being A shovel too…" *Peregrine was our oldest chicken