the upturned crate was fine enough
for fox stand upon
she stood for a while then sat with a huff
the crowd watched on
the chittering lowed and eyes wide
a dark mood therein
the day afore now her husband had died
one never to give in
a very dark mood had settled upon
death again, again
the vixen began with her usual aplomb
pointed with searing pain
composure regained with an icy cool
she laid out the plan
“we cannot take on the hounds and the school
but we can hurt the man”
murmurs did ripple and mood it did hive
for they new what was up
cockerel the crower a smirker so vile
on his blood they would sup