This house is not still
It is crutching towards the pond
like Howl’s Moving Castle
or Baba Yaga’s chicken leg cabin
Stories on stories
It must be thirsty for more
Regardless of that. Gnats!
They are in abundance
(that is not a terpsichorean cake celebration )
The gnat, unlike the gnu, can be attracted to the fluids secreted by your eyes
Be wary where you cry
Gnats are keen on keeners
A gnu would headbutt you
Where’s a gnatchatcher when you need one
or a gnucatcher
Over by the pond
obviously
Surrounded by flies
Not too dissimilar to the Midge, common in these Welsh parts. It’s the ladies that bite, isn’t it always. They follow the CO2 in your breath. Suffocate or get bitten… some choice.