Classic Poem

The Lord Almighty chose to give
This hedgehog room enough to live
Upon the world where you and I
Look up to praise Him in the sky.

The hedgehog clearly understands
The weakness of the little hands
That seem, when he considers all
His work and dangers, very small.

He steadily and strongly grows
A bunch of thorns, to prick the nose
Of any dog that dares attack
The fortress on his rounded back.

If threatened, he applies the rule
They taught him at his Infant School:
He makes a ball of back and chest,
And keeps on hoping for the best.

The Lord Almighty chose to give
The hedgehog room enough to live
Upon the world. I want to add
That I, for one, am very glad.