At the hole where he went in
Red-Eye called to Wrinkle-Skin.
Hear what little Red-Eye saith:
"Nag, come up and dance with death! "
Eye to eye and head to head,
(Keep the measure, Nag.)
This shall end when one is dead;
(At thy pleasure, Nag.)
Turn for turn and twist for twist--
(Run and hide thee, Nag.)
Hah! The hooded Death has missed!
( Woe betide thee, Nag!)
Rikki-tikki-tavi
Rudyard Kipling
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Poem topics: dance, pleasure, hear, skin, hide, measure, death, red, head, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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