English & Literature
The friend slows his horse to a "meaning walk". What does this action signal?
A time to talk
When a friend calls to me from the road
And slows his horse to meaning walk,
I don't stand still and look around
On all the hills I haven't hoed,
And shout from where I am,"what is it?"
No,not as there is time to talk.
I thrust my hoe up in the mellow ground,
Blade-end up and five feet tall,
And plod:I go up to the stone wall
For a friendly visit.