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John Walker

Verse of the Week

No doubt you have a handy copy of Kipling’s 𝘋𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦, or at least the Wordsworth Edition, or similar.

Of course, you can access all of the published verse on your ‘phone at kiplingsociety.co.uk, with the New Readers’ Guide notes, but nothing matches idly flipping through the pages.

Sometimes, the journey to the next treasure is short, and the very next verse in the Definitive, after last week’s choice, is one that will have you shaking your head – or perhaps nodding approval:

www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/poem/poems_comforters.htm

Is your first reaction to wonder what despair triggered the writing of this sardonic piece? Does that imply intrusion?

No Definitive? The Wordsworth is widely available for about £5.00.

We are grateful to Mediscreen for permission to use an image that chimes.

 

Consult John’s library of previous posts here…