Continuous tension bestrides the live long day
The chewing of the fingertips comes into play.
The reaching of the gloves to stop the old decay,
Most needed to keep the nails the way...
...they ought to look and stay...

In the nursery of a new generation,  
A child copying mother’s unintended education
Behaviour not designed for the child’s retention
But there, through and past the receipt of his pension...

CDC, Bellingham.