Unprepared

At dawn a ********** crowed aloud The man and women all alike Woke to the noise and set to pray Beside the stump, they all did kneel Pouring libations to their gods At morn the day was bright to chat The men and youth all did gather Talking, laughing really loudly Calabash filled with raffia wine Gulping on still, they all lay drunk At noon they all were still gathered Around the bushes came great noise The noise they know to be of war Topsy–turvy the town did run Lifeless, they all now lay slaughtered At dusk there came a dead silence Calabash broken and wine splashed The happy noisy town, now gone The houses now left desolate Just the cock stood, that broke the day