Poetry & Verse
Song
By John ClareSource: John Clare - PoetryDB (Public Domain)209 words
I peeled bits of straws and I got switches too
From the grey peeling willow as idlers do,
And I switched at the flies as I sat all alone
Till my flesh, blood, and marrow was turned to dry bone.
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