feed the kittens in the kitchen   set food out for the strays   try hard to do your best   the magpie will have his way      fill your mouth with berries   by the full light of the moon   work all night if you have to   the magpie comes at noon      shore up the crucifixes    above the archways and the doors   the magpie will come at midday   and you will go down on all fours      and when the cherries ripe with blossoms   be ready and be brave   and remember what we had here   when there was something left to save