The Piper Is Paid

mixed verse The Pied Piper was our town's private eye. He rode alone on his piebald horse, kept his nose in everyone’s pie declaring humble pie of course. Piety overrode his able grace when last fall, he alit in some cow pies. There he earned a pie in the face, free gift from our local magpie. translated from the Geek (below): Altogether armed, a tricky young torchbearer strode our streets on his multicolored mount - Our intrusive inspector, had a flair for abuse, abject apologies too numerous to count. One autumn, alighting in a field, offensive odor rivaled his religious reek. Wading a stream he entered the dwelling of a loquacious goose who gladly greeted him - à la charity cream.* *charity cream refers to the practice of throwing pies in the face (whipped cream sometimes shaving cream) to support a favorite charity..