Living
A Gustatory Achievement
From The Book of Joyous Children (1902)
Living
Last Thanksgivin'-dinner we
Et at Granny's house, an' she
Had--ist like she alluz does--
Most an' best pies ever wuz.
Canned black burry-pie an' goose
Burry, squshin'-full o' juice;
An' _roz_burry--yes, an' plum--
Yes, an' churry-pie--um-yum!
Peach an' punkin, too, you bet.
Lawzy! I kin taste 'em yet!
Yes, an' custard-pie, an' mince!
An'--I--ain't--et--no--pie--since!
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MLA
Riley, James Whitcomb. “A Gustatory Achievement.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/358/.
Chicago
Riley, James Whitcomb. “A Gustatory Achievement.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/358/.
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