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The Llama, by Robbie Burns

 

Wee, sleekit, cow'rin, tim'rous beastie,

O, what a panic's in thy breastie!

Thou need na start awa sae hasty,

Wi' bickering brattle!

I wad be laith to rin an' chase thee,

Wi' murd'ring pattle!

 

I'm truly sorry man's dominion,

Has broken nature's social union,

An' justifies that ill opinion,

Which makes thee startle

At me, thy poor, earth-born companion,

An' fellow-mortal!

 

I doubt na, whiles, but thou may thieve;

What then? poor beastie, thou maun live!

A daimen icker in a thrave

'S a sma' request;

I'll get a blessin wi' the lave,

An' never miss't!

 

Thy wee bit housie, too, in ruin!

It's silly wa's the win's are strewin!

An' naething, now, to big a new ane,

O' foggage green!

An' bleak December's winds ensuin,

Baith snell an' keen!

 

Thou saw the fields laid bare an' waste,

An' weary winter comin fast,

An' cozie here, beneath the blast,

Thou thought to dwell-

Till crash! the cruel coulter past

Out thro' thy cell.

 

That wee bit heap o' leaves an' stibble,

Has cost thee mony a weary nibble!

Now thou's turn'd out, for a' thy trouble,

But house or hald,

To thole the winter's sleety dribble,

An' cranreuch cauld!

 

But, Llamie, thou art no thy lane,

In proving foresight may be vain;

The best-laid schemes o' llamas an 'men

Gang aft agley,

An'lea'e us nought but grief an' pain,

For promis'd joy!

 

Still thou art blest, compar'd wi' me

The present only toucheth thee:

But, Och! I backward cast my e'e.

On prospects drear!

An' forward, tho' I canna see,

I guess an' fear!(This message has been edited by SSScout)

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Present banner ads:

 

"VOTE FOR ALL SEVEN BALLOT QUESTIONS"

(paid for by Forward Maryland , Isaac Salazar, treasurer)

 

I hope Mr. Salazar has read all the TEN questions on our local ballot.

 

" Grand Canyon Rafting "

 

Now THERE'S something I can vote for.

 

Nary a llama in the lot. Nary.

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Not an Edison in the bunch, it can take awhile. Just a note, Just saw an Add "If the election were today, who would you vote for" Guess what it is today, I already voted and I voted for the guy best suited for the job who has the ability to lead the COuntry and do great things

 

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I don't hold out much hope for the Llama thing but while reading the Political Trends thread I saw an ad for "Tea 101" held by "the republic of tea" a mail order/website tea warehouse. I guess the spiders read tea party and were thinking Mad Hatters

 

not Mad Haters

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