These are a few lines from Shelley's poem Summer and Winter -
It was a winter such as when birds die
In the deep forests; and the fishes lie
Stiffened in the translucent ice, which makes
Even the mud and slime of the warm lakes
A wrinkled clod as hard as brick; and when,
Among their children, comfortable men
Gather around great fires, and yet feel cold:
Alas, then, for the homeless beggar old!
In the deep forests; and the fishes lie
Stiffened in the translucent ice, which makes
Even the mud and slime of the warm lakes
A wrinkled clod as hard as brick; and when,
Among their children, comfortable men
Gather around great fires, and yet feel cold:
Alas, then, for the homeless beggar old!
- Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)
Winter 2008
Still too many people sleeping out in the cold,
Some things never change for the "homeless beggar old"!
Winter 2008
Still too many people sleeping out in the cold,
Some things never change for the "homeless beggar old"!
