Thesoundofawaterfallisheardinbrightcascade。
THEWATERFALLPoulaphoucaPoulaphoucaPoulaphoucaPoulaphouca。THEYEWSMinglingtheirboughs。Listen。Whisper。Sheisright,oursister。WegrewbyPoulaphoucawaterfall。Wegaveshadeonlanguoroussummerdays。
JOHNWYSENOLANInthebackground,inIrishNationalForester’suniform,doffshisplumedhat。Prosper!Giveshadeonlanguorousdays,treesofIreland!
THEYEWSMurmuring。WhocametoPoulaphoucawiththehighschoolexcursion?Wholefthisnutquestingclassmatestoseekourshade?
BLOOMPigeonbreasted,bottleshouldered,padded,innondescriptjuvenilegreyandblackstripedsuit,toosmallforhim,whitetennisshoes,borderedstockingswithturnovertops,andaredschoolcapwithbadge。Iwasinmyteens,agrowingboy。Alittlethensufficed,ajoltingcar,theminglingodoursoftheladies’cloakroomandlavatory,thethrongpennedtightontheoldRoyalstairs,fortheylovecrushes,instinctsoftheherd,andthedarksexsmellingtheatreunbridlesvice。Evenapricelistoftheirhosiery。Andthentheheat。Thereweresunspotsthatsummer。Endofschool。Andtipsycake。Halcyondays。