Living
Old Bum of Bumbleby
From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)
Living
Old bum of Bumbleby bumped his nose,
Trying to light on a damask rose;
He bumped his nose, but he didn't care
As he pitched about in the dizzy air.
Whenever he tried to his love to fly,
He would shoot ahead and pass her by;
So he tumbled at last on a larkspur near,
And buzzed his business into her ear.
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MLA
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Old Bum of Bumbleby.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/19/.
Chicago
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Old Bum of Bumbleby.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/19/.
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