Here is the grackle, people.
Here is the fox, folks.
The grackle sits in the bracken. The fox
   hopes.

Here are the fronds, friends,
that cover the fox.
The fronds get in a frenzy. The grackle
   looks.

Here are the ticks, tykes,
that live in the leaves, loves.
The fox is confounded,
and God is above.

Copyright Credit: George Starbuck, “Fable for Blackboard” from Bone Thoughts. Copyright © 1960 by George Starbuck. Used with the permission of Yale University Press.