Thursday, May 20, 2010
Hares at Play
John Clare, Hares at Play:
Gingle = jingle
Nimbling = darting
Samuel Palmer, Early Morning
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The birds are gone to bed the cows are stillSturt = startle, move suddenly
And sheep lie panting on each old mole hill
And underneath the willows grey-green bough
Like toil a resting—lies the fallow plough
The timid hares throw daylights fears away
On the lanes road to dust and dance and play
Then dabble in the grain by nought deterred
To lick the dewfall from the barleys beard
Then out they sturt again and round the hill
Like happy thoughts—dance—squat—and loiter still
Till milking maidens in the early morn
Gingle their yokes and sturt them in the corn
Through well known beaten paths each nimbling hare
Sturts quick as fear—and seeks its hidden lair
Gingle = jingle
Nimbling = darting
