The lark shall never come to say
To a gombeen-man, "Good day,"
And the lark shall never cry
To a kindly man, "Good-bye."

See the greedy gombeen-man
Taking everything he can
From man and woman, dog and cat,
And the lark does not like that.

(C) James Stephens
03/10/2020


Best Poems of James Stephens

• Midnight
• Check
• The Shell
• The Snare
• The Wind
• Strict Joy
• Righteous Anger
• White Fields
• Hate
• The Daisies
• Breakfast Time
• The Lonely God
• The Cow
• The Cherry Tree
• What The Snake Saw
• I Heard A Bird At Dawn
• The White Wido
• Insurrections
• The Wood Of Flowers
• The Glass Of Beer
• The Ancient Elf