And night is coming down!
Will no one guide a little boat
Unto the nearest town?
So Sailors say -- on yesterday --
Just as the dusk was brown
One little boat gave up its strife
And gurgled down and down.
So angels say -- on yesterday --
Just as the dawn was red
One little boat -- o'erspent with gales --
Retrimmed its masts -- redecked its sails --
And shot -- exultant on!
Adrift! A little boat adrift!
ReplyDeleteAt the moment, that's exactly where conservatism is.
CAN the little boat's masts be retrimmed? Maybe. But, thus far, I don't any efforts that will be successful being made.
Of course, there was a retrimming in 1980 when everybody said that the boat was finished.
The struggle is eternal. ;)
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