Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Man's Days
Eden Phillpotts (1862-1960), "Man's Days," The Cornish Magazine 1 (1898) 41:
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A sudden wakin', a sudden weepin';Related post: The Life of Man.
A li'l suckin', a li'l sleepin';
A cheel's full joys an' a cheel's short sorrows,
Wi' a power o' faith in gert to-morrows.
Young blood red-hot an' the love of a maid;
One glorious day as'll never fade;
Some shadows, some sunshine, some triumphs, some tears;
An' a gatherin' weight o' the flyin' years.
Then auld man's talk o' the days behind 'e;
Your darter's youngest darter to mind 'e;
A li'l dreamin', a li'l dyin',
A li'l lew corner o' airth to lie in.
