harassed and playful a dog with a bone
chewing and gnawing at anything tasty
carrying food in pouches but, not too hasty
whirring, unwinding a slow turning key
running and jumping in search of their tea
papers they like to soften their billet
yes...at a push, they'll even eat millit *
flashing around as they wind down
they lodge in the dark, under the ground...
*wartime bread diet