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Treborlang
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2000 - The Pest PoemThis is the convictWith gusto and zest Kicked out of England For being a pest. This is the Redcoat With musket and tail Brought in to guard The convict in jail. This is the cochineal bug Ground to a shred, Brought in to make dye For the soldier's coat red. This is the prickly pear Bristles all smug, Brought in to feed The cochineal bug. This is the landscape That once was so fair, Completely consumed By the mad prickly pear. This is cactoblastis Its hungry jaws set Brought in to devour The prickly pear threat. This is the wasteland Full of dead nasties, Killed off completely By cactoblastis. This is the cane That makes our tea sweet, Grown on the ravaged land Out in the heat. This is the brown moth Who knows the name, That's flown in to feed On the poor sugar cane. This is the cane toad Full of poison and sloth Imported to swallow The sugar cane moth. This is the motor car Out on the road, Weaving around To squash the cane toad. This is the driver Speeding possessed, Here to smash cars, The ultimate pest.
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