IN THE DEPTHS OF PURPLE CLOUDS

 

In the depths of purple clouds

Soft and temperate as the night

Masks the setting of the sun

And hides the fading of the light 

THE SUN BURSTS THROUGH THE CURTAINS

 

The sun bursts through the curtains

As dawn brings forth another day

And bids us waken from our rest

With every golden warming ray

UP ON THE MOOR

 

Up on the Moor

The birds take flight

On the glorious 12th

They leave the hill

With a bevy of Grouse

The trappings of wealth

IN THE AUTUMN

 

In the Autumn

The shoot is very pleasant

And we end the day

With a bevy of pheasant

ON THE PLANTATION

 

On the plantation

Nothing can be finer

Than a bevy of Quail

In South Carolina

THE SUFFOLK SORREL

 

The Suffolk Sorrel

Heavy draught horse

Beautiful Chestnut beast

Solid and dependable

With energetic gait

Known as “good doers”

The Suffolk Sorrel

Work horse of the land

DEVOID OF JESSES

 

Devoid of jesses

Or strips of leather

Birds of prey

Fly off the tether

As God intended

The Falcon and the Hawk

Patrol the land

AS for prey they stalk