Nature
An Explanation of the Grasshopper
From The Congo and Other Poems (1914)
Nature
The Grasshopper, the grasshopper,
I will explain to you:--
He is the Brownies' racehorse,
The fairies' Kangaroo.
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MLA
Lindsay, Vachel. “An Explanation of the Grasshopper.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lindsay/89/.
Chicago
Lindsay, Vachel. “An Explanation of the Grasshopper.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lindsay/89/.
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