heh. Where's Thurber when you need him?

[dondlion]

A. E. Housman (1859-1936). A Shropshire Lad. (1896.)

XVIII. Oh, when I was in love with you

OH, when I was in love with you,
Then I was clean and brave,
And miles around the wonder grew
How well did I behave.

And now the fancy passes by,
And nothing will remain,
And miles around they ’ll say that I
Am quite myself again.