Poems (Hardy)/Prelude: wool-gathering
BY WOOD AND FIELD
PRELUDE: WOOL-GATHERING
ONE lock of wool from off this thorn, and oneFrom yonder shag of rock; a filmy thirdFrom this dry tuft of thyme, and on and onUp hill, down trail, in woodland vale and field,I gather for my fancy's web and weaveAs chance and time decree when day's delightIs still enough for joyful living; stillEnough for comfort for the stress of days to come.