Emerged a creature from the crust
to lay a trail upon the softened dust
over which it crawled and scuffled on
for only a moment before it was gone.
It disappeared down a narrow hole
which I promptly covered with my sole
to see if I could force it back out
and find out what it was all about.
I finally poked my finger in there
only to find the chamber bare.
The creature got wind of my intention
and took precautionary intervention
measures that would give me the slip
before my finger in the hole was dipped.
I would have to wait for another day
for a creature that would come out to play
and stay long enough to satisfy me
about what it was, and was going to be.
