Thursday, May 17, 2001

The Idle Shepherd Boys Comments

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The valley rings with mirth and joy;
Among the hills the echoes play
A never never ending song,
To welcome in the May.
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William Wordsworth
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Reg Hesketh 18 December 2017

A poem with a story about shepherd boys, probably not really idle by today's standards. My Granddad would have been a shepherd boy, being brought up on a farm at Dungeon Ghyll.

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