TheVision

thevision

duanfirst

thesunhadclos'dthewinterday,

thecurlessquattheirroarinplay,

andhunger'dmaukintaenherway,

tokail-yardsgreen,

whilefaithlesssnawsilkstepbetray

whareshehasbeen.

thethresher'swearyflingin-tree,

thelee-langdayhadtiredme;

andwhenthedayhadclos'dhise'e,

fari'thewest,

beni'thespence,rightpensivelie,

igaedtorest.

there,lanelybytheingle-cheek,

isatandey'dthespewingreek,

thatfill'd,wi'hoast-provokingsmeek,

theauldclayin;

an'heardtherestlessrattonssqueak

aboutthein.

allinthismottie,mistyclime,

ibackwardmus'donwastedtime,

howihadspentmyyouthfu'prime,

an'donenaething,

butstringingblethersupinrhyme,

forfoolstosing.

haditoguidadvicebutharkit,

imight,bythis,haeledamarket,

orstruttedinabankandclarkit

mycash-account;

whilehere,half-mad,half-fed,half-sarkit.

isa'th'amount.

istarted,mutt'ring,“blockhead!coof!”

andheav'donhighmywaukitloof,

toswearbya'yonstarryroof,

orsomerashaith,

thatihenceforthwadberhyme-proof

tillmylastbreath—

whenclick!thestringthesnickdiddraw;

an'jee!thedoorgaedtothewa';

an'bymyingle-loweisaw,

nowbleezinbright,

atight,outlandishhizzie,braw,

comefullinsight.

yeneednadoubt,iheldmywhisht;

theinfantaith,half-form'd,wascrusht

iglowr'daseerie'si'dbeendusht

insomewildglen;

whensweet,likehonestworth,sheblusht,

an'steppedben.