“The very serpents bite their tails; the bees forget to sting, For a language so celestial setteth up a wondering. And the touch of absent mindedness is more than any line, Since direction counts for nothing when the gods set up a sign.” LanguageLinesForgetWonderBitesBeesTailsAbsentCelestialSerpentAbsent MindedAbsent Mindedness Book:The Janitor's Boy and Other Poems Source: The Janitor's Boy and Other Poems