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The Shade-Catchers
From The Farmer's Bride (1921 edition)
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I think they were about as high
As haycocks are. They went running by
Catching bits of shade in the sunny street:
“I’ve got one,” cried sister to brother.
“I’ve got two.” “Now I’ve got another.”
But scudding away on their little bare feet,
They left the shade in the sunny street.
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Codex Note
Eight lines in which two children run through a sunny street catching bits of shade. They leave the shade in the street.
Cite this poem
MLA
Mew, Charlotte. “The Shade-Catchers.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/mew/15/.
Chicago
Mew, Charlotte. “The Shade-Catchers.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/mew/15/.
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