A Piper

A PIPER in the streets to-day

Set up, and tuned, and started to play,

And away, away, away on the tide

Of his msic we started; on every side

Doors and windows were opened wide,

And men left down their work and came,

And women with petticoats coloured like flame.

Aand little bare feet that were blue with cold

Went dancing back to the age of gold,

And all the world went gay, went gay,

For half an hour in the street to-day.

Seamus O'Sullivan