Poems (Hardy)/Prelude: wool-gathering
BY WOOD AND FIELD
PRELUDE: WOOL-GATHERING
ONE lock of wool from off this thorn, and one
From yonder shag of rock; a filmy third
From this dry tuft of thyme, and on and on
Up hill, down trail, in woodland vale and field,
I gather for my fancy's web and weave
As chance and time decree when day's delight
Is still enough for joyful living; still
Enough for comfort for the stress of days to come.
From yonder shag of rock; a filmy third
From this dry tuft of thyme, and on and on
Up hill, down trail, in woodland vale and field,
I gather for my fancy's web and weave
As chance and time decree when day's delight
Is still enough for joyful living; still
Enough for comfort for the stress of days to come.