Nature
The Puncture
From The Kitten's Garden of Verses (1911)
Nature
When I was just a Kitten small,
They gave to me a Rubber Ball
To roll upon the floor.
One day I tapped it with my paw
And pierced the rubber with my claw;
Now it will roll no more.
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Herford, Oliver. “The Puncture.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herford/108/.
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Herford, Oliver. “The Puncture.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herford/108/.
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