Thursday, October 9, 2014
Thefox Comments
Rating: ★5.0
The Fox lies in the long grass, in a ditch round pastures wide
He watches men in harmony, his smile is very wide,
For as they swing their scythes and sweat, the cornfield dwindles
too
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8/8/2025 2:11:19 AM # 1.0.0
My great uncle told me when I was a kid (60 yrs ago) that the fox would use a ball of sheep's wool, you say a stick. Don't know if this story is fact or fiction but the fox is a very shrewd operator. This is another great poem. Country lore at it's very best, you've added so much meat to the story. Very cleverly done.