Here is a poem to think by, written by the Welsh poet William Henry Davies (1871 – 1940). Davies spent much of his life on the road, literally and even wrote a book called Diaries of a Supertramp (No he was not a member of the ’70s band, though there is a link there I think). It seems that Davies was one of life’s great observers, watching the world unfold with a quizzical eye and a wandering mind. Even though […]
Read moreAnd and Nand and Or and Nor Carry the the bit-blue note What’s it all for? What’s it all for? Asked the owl and the cat in their pea-green boat To make a gate and find the way Said the new man in New J, said the new man in New J Build it up blow it up, do what may Catch of the day catch of the day. Up and down, in and out Here and there where and […]
Read moreI keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who. I send them over land and sea, I send them east and west; But after they have worked for me, I give them all a rest. I let them rest from nine till five, For I am busy then, As well as breakfast, lunch, and tea, For they are hungry men. But different folk have […]
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