ON A BIRTHDAY

Friend of Ronsard, Nashe, and Beaumont,

Lark of Ulster, Meath, and Thomond,

Heard from Smyrna and Sahara

To the surf of Connemara,

Lark of April, June, and May,

Sing loudly this my Lady-day.

WINTER

With little money in a great city

There’s snow in every street