 | A Flight of Fancies |  |
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A POINT OF VIEW
“With their heels on the ground
And their brains in the air,
These men,” said an Oak,
“Are but creatures of care;
And their brains in the air,
These men,” said an Oak,
“Are but creatures of care;
And as long as they live
In the world upside-down,
Where they love to be odd,
They will fidget and frown.
In the world upside-down,
Where they love to be odd,
They will fidget and frown.
When I dropped from the tree,
As a youngster, I knew
What was best for a wise
Little acorn to do;
As a youngster, I knew
What was best for a wise
Little acorn to do;
For my mother had said
When she bade me goodbye,
Sink your wits in the ground,
Push your feet to the sky.
When she bade me goodbye,
Sink your wits in the ground,
Push your feet to the sky.
I'm a hundred years old,
And I haven't a care,
With my brains in the ground
And my heels in the air.”
And I haven't a care,
With my brains in the ground
And my heels in the air.”
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