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TOWN AND COUNTRY
Tramping through the
sweet-grass
to the swimming-hole
sitting on the river bank
with my fishing pole
swinging on the oak tree
splashing in the creek
running in the wildwood
playing hide-and-seek
Now I'm in the fast-lane
hustling all the day
those simple rural
pleasures
seem so far away
enduring the urban jungle
doing as best I can
the man is in the fast-lane
but the slow lane's in the
man.
William Bedford
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CFP “Poet in Residence” William Bedford was born in Dublin, Ireland, but has lived in Toronto for most of his life. His poems and articles have been published in many Canadian journals and in some American publications.
