17. Country Sayings by Anonymous. Colum, Padraic. 1922. Anthology of Irish Verse

Padraic Colum (1881–1972). Anthology of Irish Verse. 1922.

17. Country Sayings

By Anonymous


THE closing of an Autumn evening is like the running of a hound across the moor.
Night is a good herd: she brings all creatures home.

Lie down with the lamb
And rise with the bird,

From the time you see a harrow and a man behind it	5
Until you see stacks of turf and cocks of hay.