Nature
Foreign Kittens
From The Kitten's Garden of Verses (1911)
Nature
Kittens large and Kittens small,
Prowling on the Back Yard Wall,
Though your fur be rough and few,
I should like to play with you.
Though you roam the dangerous street,
And have curious things to eat,
Though you sleep in barn or loft,
With no cushions warm and soft,
Though you have to stay out-doors
When it's cold or when it pours,
Though your fur is all askew—
How I'd like to play with you!
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MLA
Herford, Oliver. “Foreign Kittens.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herford/111/.
Chicago
Herford, Oliver. “Foreign Kittens.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herford/111/.
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