Creator's Symphony by Irena Szirtes

credit: Irena Szirtes

  Lurchers attribute this song to Moss, a whippet cross border terrier, born in the 1920s. Moss was renowned for outstanding vermin control, and her descendants are still active in the North of England today. It is said Moss was so swift despatching rats, she wasn't bitten once in her long career, and that she could hear rats even when they kept very still. Lurchers believe at least one pup per litter in Moss' line of descent, will inherit her outstanding ability to locate and despatch vermin. Some might even create new songs to add to Lurcher Lore.

Creator's Symphony.

Bouncing conkers, swishing grass,

Swooshing pigeons, wind on glass,

Twittery larks and scuffly pigs,

Breath of cows or snappy twigs:

Lurchers hear it all.

Icy drips and fing’ring rain,

Water tickling stones again,

Swirly breeze or patter-feet,

Nearby feathers, far-off bleats-

Lurchers hear it all.

Diggy-dig mole kicking up soil,

Scrapey scales or snakey coil,

Froglets' leap and fledglings’ fall,

Rats-in-hiding, one and all!

Seeds popping, acorns dropping,

Fish high-jumping, belly-flopping,

Nestled fawns or whirry wings,

Cracking eggs and crunched-up things-

Lurchers hear it all.

Rabbit feet in morning grass,

Lurchers hear what people pass,

Lurchers hear a storm in-coming,

Petals blowing, insects running,

Raspy squeaks of wriggle-nose shrew,

Reeds a-tremor through and through,

Landing leaves and snowflakes’ kiss,

Lurchers hear what people miss.

credit: Irena 

credit: Irena Szirtes