Poem for September

Farm Yard Refuse - Pencil drawing by Nigel A  JAMES

This month, I have chosen the following poem

by A. E. Housman. He wrote it in 1925.  I like it,

and I would like to dedicate it Hatsie Hughes!

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To My Perils of Cheat and Charmer

I to my perils

Of cheat and charmer

Came clad in armour

By stars benign;

Hope lies to mortals

And most believe her,

But man’s deceiver

Was never mine.

The thoughts of others

Were light and fleeting,

Of lovers meeting

Or luck or fame;

But mine were of trouble

And mine were steady,

So I was ready

When trouble came.