Poor Little Lamb (written as child long, long ago and far away)

Poor Little Lamb beset by mire,

Bleating in vain for Dame and Sire.

Struggle and strive, gurgle and blink,

Under and down it will surely sink.

Caption: Scapegoat Slipped Out Of The Ribbon But Kept The Bell Because It Was Useful by Annmarie Throckmorton, 2009.