Hedgehog

A HEDGEHOG HEAD JOG

Hedgehog hedgehog
Harmless mammal
Not dog or frog
Nor a camel

Don't bite or jump
Or get the hump
Quite polite
Slightly plump

Loves to curl
Into a ball
And unfurl
Around nightfall

Dozy by day
Nosy by night
Likes to play
Out of sight

Super-speedy
(No, don't sneer
Takes it steady
When we are near:)

Armed with spines
For defence
A million years
Of common sense

Armed with peace
For offence
A million years
Of love immense

Outside prickly
Inside lovely
Tender tickly
Kind and cuddly

Hedgehog knows
What life's about
Uses snout
To sniff it out

Knows that life
Is made for love
Enjoying life
Should be enough

Look at humans
Clever species
Some have minds
Full of faeces

Many want
More, more, more
The rest of us
They ignore

Hedgehog's threatened
But so are we
All of us need
To learn to be

Just to exist
Appreciate
Find true self
Before too late

Planet Earth
Beautiful place
All together
Alone in space

All together
All of life
To get along
Would be wise

Humble hedgehog
Beloved by fleas
We love you too
Forgive us please

Humble hedgehog
Beloved by fleas
We love you too
Forgive us please.

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BB6 attached the following image:

Nice one - hits the spot. A far cry from Incredible String Band Hedgehog Song' It'd be good if someone had a go with your words.:)

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Great liric
I Had one on the matras on the floor. I set down and I hurt my back when looked up I so what I was leaning to an hedgehog. Glad he wasn't hurt so took him out side.

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Navota attached the following image:

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Thanks. Great picture of the hedgehog. Nice story, glad you didn't try to plug that cable into him, even if you had wanted to capture his vibes :)

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