Bright Clouds: No. 2, Farmyard Nettles

Tall nettles cover up, as they have done

These many springs, the rusty harrow, the plough

Long worn out, and the roller made of stone:

Only the elm butt tops the nettles now.

This corner of the farmyard I like most:

As well as any bloom upon a flower,

I like the dust on the nettles, never lost,

Except to prove the sweetness of a shower.