Living
Trouble in the Greenhouse
From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)
Living
Three big cats in a greenhouse.
Oh! they look so meek,
So sage and sleek,
That but for the clash
And the sudden crash,
And the broken pots
Of forget-me-nots,
And upset roses,
And dingy noses,
And draggled vines,
And tangled twines,
And broken pink,
You'd never think
What a fearful fuss
And hopeless muss
Could be made in a hurry
And velvet flurry
By three meek cats in a greenhouse.
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MLA
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Trouble in the Greenhouse.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/102/.
Chicago
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Trouble in the Greenhouse.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/102/.
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