When I first came across
Humpty Dumpty,
the one who sat on the wall
and had a great fall,
I was twenty,
and couldn't but fancy
what moral
in it there was.
Now,
all the king's horses
and all the king's men
can't put me together again
since I've had myself
many a great fall
along this journey.
Life is so cruel
that I can't help being regretful
for having been a fool.
On second thought,
if there were
no stormy weather,
how could you and I gather
many a windfall?
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