IN companies or lone br They bend their heads, their hands br They busy with their gear, br Accomplishing the stitch br That turns the stocking-heel, br Or closes up the toe, br These knitters at their doors. br Their talk 's of nothing else br But what was told before br Sundown and gone sundown, br While goats bleat from the hill, br And men are tramping home, br By knitters at their doors. br And we who go this way br A benediction take br From hands that ply this task br For the ten thousandth time br Of knitters at their doors. br Since we who deem our days br Most varied, come to own br That all the works we do br Repeat a wonted toil: br May it be done as theirs br Who turn the stocking-heel, br And close the stocking-toe, br With grace and in content, br These knitters at their doors. br The Charm br Uisge cloiche gan irraidh br br WATER, I did not seek you, br Water of hollow stone; br I crossed no one's acre to find you br You were where my geese lie down. br br I dip my fingers and sprinkle, br While three times over I say, br 'Chance-bound and chance-found water br Can take a numbness away.' br br The numbness that leaves me vacant br Of thought and will and deed br Like the moveless clock that I gaze on- br It will go where the ravens breed. br br I empty the stone; on the morrow br I shall rise with spirit alive; br Gallant amongst the gallant, br I shall speak and lead and strive.