The Snail’s Reply

The Snail’s Reply.
201.3

I said to a snail: “In the pleasant weather
Why do you dawdle along that way?”
“Because I’m never quite certain whether
I’d rather go on or rather stay!
“There may be trouble ahead awaiting.
“There may be pleasure behind the while,
And so I loiter along, debating
The thing in a philosophical style!”
-New Orleans Times-Democrat