The Mighty Hunter

Watch out you pesky creatures small
Keep up your vigil one and all
For there walks one who is wise and tall
He is the Mighty Hunter.

He has a special place out back.
It's what I call the "Hunter's Shack"
All kinds of traps hang on the rack
In the shack of the Mighty Hunter.

Traps for mice and gophers and rats,
Traps for opossum, armadillos, and bats,
Traps for rabbits, squirrels, and cats,
In the shack of the Mighty Hunter.

Each day he goes out to survey the yard
To see if you are off your guard.
He places the snare to snap you hard.
This is the way of the Mighty Hunter.

And when you're caught he tosses you hence
With a mighty hurl over the fence
For the Vultures to eat without a wince.
This satisfies the Mighty Hunter.

So heed my warning or you'll be had
For if you're caught he won't be sad.
No one messes in the yard of my dad
For he is the Mighty Hunter!

Written for Dad on his 77th birthday by Sue Kanen