Living
The Diners in the Kitchen
From The Book of Joyous Children (1902)
Living
Our dog Fred
Et the bread.
Our dog Dash
Et the hash.
Our dog Pete
Et the meat.
Our dog Davy
Et the gravy.
Our dog Toffy
Et the coffee.
Our dog Jake
Et the cake.
Our dog Trip
Et the dip.
And--the worst,
From the first,--
Our dog Fido
Et the pie-dough.
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MLA
Riley, James Whitcomb. “The Diners in the Kitchen.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/341/.
Chicago
Riley, James Whitcomb. “The Diners in the Kitchen.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/341/.
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