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G.F. Braun

G.F. Braun

Crotchets

Lambs are lovely, but mutton’s a meal;
Colts are cute, but calves just veal;
Dogs are loved, but pigs delicious:
I hope that God’s not this capricious.

Published with permission of "Light," Autumn, 1999

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