Ah, says he, to work I aught
\nBy loom to sit and weave some cloth
\nAnd any poetic ideas passing he sought
\nWhile in his room
\nThe weaver poet on paper caught
\nThat was by his loom.<\/p>\n
For him each was a part
\nEach as dear to him in his heart
\nLoom to weave, paper on which to impart
\nIdeas of his day
\nOr to vent his angst to start
\nHis grievance to say.<\/p>\n
And upon the Sabbath morn
\nHe left loom and paper and flax and corn
\nTo worship God and hear preacher warn
\nOf sin deviously lurking
\nTo strike and tempt the sinner shorn
\nBy drunkenness from working.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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