Living
A Lad of Nansook, a Balsam-Pod Took
From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)
Living
A lad of Nansook
A balsam-pod took,
And he pressed the ends with a will;
The sudden report
Was capital sport,
And the seeds they are flying still.
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MLA
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “A Lad of Nansook, a Balsam-Pod Took.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/13/.
Chicago
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “A Lad of Nansook, a Balsam-Pod Took.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/13/.
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