quarta-feira, 2 de março de 2011

A bag of tools


Isn't it strange
That princes and kings,
And clowns that caper 
In sawdust rings, 
And common people 
Like you and me 
Are builders for eternity?

Each is given a bag of tools, 
A shapeless mass, 
A book of rules; 
And each must make,
Ere life is flown 
A stumbling block 
Or a stepping-stone.

R. L. Sharpe, "A bag of tools"

Um comentário:

  1. Some might skip the book of rules, others might break the tools themselves, but there is no need to smash one’s thumb.

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