Spiny
And golden
And tiny
And cute
Known as a Hog
Never a brute
A small ball of loveliness
Aching to be hugged
Never mugged
Enigmatic they be
A veneer of deception
Hidden perhaps
But honestly folks
The nicest of chaps
Inspired by the Hoggy in the road
On the way to roll right stones.
Rex Tyler is a Poet, Campaigner, former owner of an organic shop of 30 years, and Public Speaker living in Berkhamsted, UK.