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// 14 - Surreal Estate (rondeau) 
// Story: Ponyville & Other Poems 
// by AugieDog 
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"Feeling the ground shake," did I hear you say?
Stampeding bunnies came through yesterday!
Parasprites earlier nibbled our eaves;
Vines full of stickers and black, itchy leaves
All blossomed to block off the railway!	

Life here in Ponyville just doesn't pay:
Property values, the high cost of hay!
Things I've seen happen, no pony believes,
Feeling the ground shake!

Discord moved in, fueling shock and dismay!
Cerberus wandered by, wanting to play!
Zebras and manticores!  Monsters and thieves!
Pretty?!  Look deeper!  You'll see it deceives!
Run while you can!  It's sheer madness to stay,
Feeling the ground shake!