Paikin's Song

And Tougan Made To Take Him

And Tougan made to take him
To where he'd better be
But Sahla in his sick
But broke away
And raced him quick away

No you fool
Don't go from me
For that surely is
The way to death

So Sahla raced away
And Tougan who would have saved him
Could only stand
His arms outstretched
For but moments
Before he could
Naught but hang his head

Oh had he not been alone
And had him the company
Of one of the others
They'd have chased them after
But he'd come alone
And wasn't sick or foolish
To try and follow him
Into Death's cold mouth

Charles Petrie