The dog is black, the cat is white.
The mouse is grey – both day and night!
The grass is green, the sky is blue
And when I'm hurt, I turn to you.
The rose is sweet, the lemon sour.
The minute short – so is the hour...
But long and painful is my due –
That which I pay when there's no you.
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Written as a part-fun-part-challenge thingie with a student.
15 V 2020