Living

The Pig and the Lark

by Mary Mapes Dodge 1831–1905

From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)

Living

A pig scrambled up from his slumbers,
And grunted with rage at the lark:
"Why must you begin your loud carol
Before we are out of the dark?"

"Good sir," said the lark, as he flitted
Right gayly from blossom to bud,
"Look up to the sky for your morning--
It never begins in the mud!"

MLA

Dodge, Mary Mapes. “The Pig and the Lark.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/150/.

Chicago

Dodge, Mary Mapes. “The Pig and the Lark.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/150/.

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