Nature

Riddles: IV

by George MacDonald 1824–1905

From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2

Nature

I've a very long nose, but what of that?
It is not too long to lie on a mat!

I have very big jaws, but never get fat:
I don't go to church, and I'm not a church rat!

I've a mouth in my middle my food goes in at,
Just like a skate's--that's a fish that's a flat.

In summer I'm seldom able to breathe,
But when winter his blades in ice doth sheathe

I swell my one lung, I look big and I puff,
And I sometimes hiss.--There, that's enough!

MLA

MacDonald, George. “Riddles: IV.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/macdonald/560/.

Chicago

MacDonald, George. “Riddles: IV.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/macdonald/560/.

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