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The Donkey

By G K Chesterton - (1874 - 1936)

When forests walked and fishes flew
And figs grew upon thorn,
Some moment when the moon was blood,
Then, surely, I was born.

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With monstrous head and sickening bray
And ears like errant wings—
The devil's walking parody
Of all four-footed things:

Little Donkey (Illustrated);

The battered outlaw of the earth
Of ancient crooked will;
Scourge, beat, deride me—I am dumb—
I keep my secret still.

Fools! For I also had my hour—
One far fierce hour and sweet:
There was a shout around my head
And palms about my feet.

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