Stranger than fiction Is the concept of failure When all that led to it Is a sure dint* of hard work   Marrow-deep is the pain When after long days of toil All that fills our barns Are no better than the rewards of a sloth*   ‘Incomprehensible’ is the word That does best describe A result that negates All premise* that led to it   How best can it be explained If the universal principle of ‘Sow and Reap’ […]