It
seems a very simple thing
To kill the little flies,
You
are so big, and they so small,
And you so very wise.
You
chase one with a spatter round
The room most everywhere;
You
bring it forward with a “slap”,
Alas! He isn’t there.
The
little fly is very fly,
He dodges well your blow;
He
leads you on a merry chase,
And thinks you’re pretty slow.
And
fame and fortune are the same,
Just like flies, I swear;
You
make a swipe to knock them out –
Alas! They are not there.
July
9, ‘09
fly (adjective)
– chiefly British – keen, artful.
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