Oh, for a little more tread!
I slide with such deciduous dread --
The grooves have grown wan,
And the grip is long gone,
And the hooves are as slick as a sled.
Smooth shod on the side of a hill--
A slippery slope, if you will:
There's lawn to be shorn,
But, my sole is done worn,
And, the dew will deal a great spill.
Could perhaps Gerard Manley Hopkins have been an Irishman?
Posted by: Blue Clinkers | Wednesday, September 06, 2006 at 03:04 PM
If he was Manly, then he certainly was Irish.
Posted by: Remainderman | Thursday, September 07, 2006 at 08:08 AM