Pest

In writing the post I just published, "Ruby Blue, Dooby Blue, and Dloo," I scrolled through a large collection of "poetry" written by children. One that I noticed in passing was this:

Every House has a Pest

To keep it in Shape

The window looks to the west

Where sits a Shriveled Grape

It was a unwelcome guest

Of the sullen, apologetic ape

Who thought the grape was best!

Immediately after publishing the post, I checked Synlogos, where the very first (i.e., most recent) link in the feed was to a post called "Don't Be a Pest."