PagineOld Shellover
by Walter de la Mare
From Peacock Pie (1913)
'Come!' said Old Shellover.
'What?' says Creep.
'The horny old Gardener's fast asleep;
The fat cock Thrush
To his nest has gone;
And the dew shines bright
In the rising Moon;
Old Sallie Worm from her hole doth peep:
Come!' said Old Shellover.
'Aye!' said Creep.
This poem is in the public domain. Source text: Project Gutenberg.