with apologies to and much admiration for robbie burns
-Karan Singh
the best laid plans o’ mice an’ men,
gang aft a-gley,
an’ lea’ e us nought but grief an’ pain,
clickin’ till wee hours o’ morn,
o’ mousie thou are not' same,
no furry han’s an' tail t’ heel,
but a wire, three buttons an' a wheel.