Living
Two Ways
From Poems (1896)
Living
A wasp and Bee together
'Went out on silver wings.
With black and yellow bodies,
And both of them had stings.
Bee suck'd the golden honey
Out of a tulip cup,
And when her thighs were laden,
Went home to store it up.
Wasp got into a cherry,
And stung a little boy,
Who snatch'd the rosy berry.
And then flew off with joy.
O boys and little maidens,
Be you still good and kind;
Better to store up honey,
Than leave a sting behind.
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MLA
Alexander, Cecil Frances. “Two Ways.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/alexander_cf/137/.
Chicago
Alexander, Cecil Frances. “Two Ways.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/alexander_cf/137/.
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