Poetry Thursday - Understand Yourself by Christopher Logue

Understand Yourself

Each day, deep in his University,
a scholar shouted: Master!
and answered himself: Yes, Sir?
Then shouted out: Work harder!
and answered: Yes, Sir . . .
And after: Do not be fooled by others!
Answering: Yes, Sir. Yes, Sir.

Christopher Logue (1926-2011)


Found in this compilation, which I used to read with Tom when he was 8 or 9 -

One of our favourites was The Knee by Christian Morgenstern.

Maybe in 8 years or so he'll read it with his Freya, born today.