Yankee Fox

   
   "Yankee Fox"
   
"Vulpes vulpes" might an Emperor announce,
Knowing the red fox can pounce on a mouse,
Being the foxiest of foxes; plus, as the Northern Native Americans did know
Can inspire insight and wisdom to the elements overthrow;
Moreover, the art of invisibility---though nice to view and see,
Some might say a feline-like canine, but having coyote scat that is symmetrical and free
Of many intestinal problems--yup, surely more dog with mirth and glee--
And he's come down to Nashville, haunting the suburban sprawl,
Playing in the grassy lawns, making our amusement laugh tall--
A bit of an entertainer from years of my personal observation,
Throwing the morning news before the Internet trumped a print media nation.