Harry Ploughman
Gerard Manley Hopkins
HARD as hurdle arms, with a broth of goldish flue
Breathed round; the rack of ribs; the scooped flank; lank
Rope-over thigh; knee-nave; and barrelled shank–
Head and foot, shoulder and shank–
| By a grey eye’s heed steered well, one crew, fall to; Stand at stress. Each limb’s barrowy brawn, his thew That onewhere curded, onewhere sucked or sank– Soared or sank–, Though as a beechbole firm, finds his, as at a roll- call, rank And features, in flesh, what deed he each must do– His sinew-service where do. He leans to it, Harry bends, look. Back, elbow, and |
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