Bibalu » Proverbs

A Red Sky At Night Is The Shepherd’s Delight

bibalu — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:11:05 +0000

A red sky at night
Is the shepherd’s delight.
A red sky in the morning
Is the shepherd’s warning.

A Seamstress

bibalu — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:50:52 +0000

A seamstress that sews,
And would make her work redde (i.e. scarce),
Must use a long needle,
And a short thread.

A Sunshine Shower – Long Version

bibalu — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:54:33 +0000

A sunshine shower
Won’t last half an hour.
As the day lengthens,
So the cold strengthens.
The fishes’ cry
Is never long dry.

A Sunshiny Shower

bibalu — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:48:51 +0000

A sunshiny shower
Won’t last half an hour.

Day and Night

bibalu — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:34:42 +0000

Day and night;
Sun and moon;
Air and light;
Every one must have,
And none can buy.

He That Would Thrive

bibalu — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:20:21 +0000

He that would thrive
Must rise at five;
He that hath thriven
May lie till seven;
And he that by the plough would thrive,
Himself must either hold or drive.

Lengthening Days

bibalu — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 09:56:41 +0000

As the days grow longer
The storms grow stronger

Nature Requires Five

bibalu — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:53:43 +0000

Nature requires five,
Custom gives seven!
Laziness takes nine,
And Wickedness eleven.

Pins

bibalu — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:41:24 +0000

See a pin and pick it up,
All the day you’ll have good luck.
See a pin and let it lay,
Bad luck you’ll have all the day.

St. Swithin’s Day

bibalu — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:52:35 +0000

St. Swithin’s day, if thou dost rain,
For forty days it will remain:
St. Swithin’s day, if thou be fair,
For forty days ’twill rain na mair.