Why So Shy?

Is it because

     There is great danger

For any dip-

     Plomatic stranger.

Or just because

     Times here are “legging”,

That jobs across

     The pond go begging?

c. May 26, ‘09

                                          Possibly relating to:

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9906EFD61131E733A25755C0A9639C946897D6CF