Nature
The Outing
From The Kitten's Garden of Verses (1911)
My Bed is like a little Bark,
The hatch is battened down,
And in the basket cabin dark
I sail away from Town.
Now, when they lift the lid, a scene
Of wonder meets my eyes,
Tall waving Feather-Dusters green,
That seem to touch the skies.
And over all the Ground is spread
A Rug of Emerald sweet,
Most deep enough to hide my head
And tickly to my feet.
And here's the Cow, calm-eyed stands she,
The Genie of the Jug,
Beneath the Feather-Duster Tree,
And eats the Emerald Rug.
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MLA
Herford, Oliver. “The Outing.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herford/115/.
Chicago
Herford, Oliver. “The Outing.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herford/115/.
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