Living

A Gustatory Achievement

by James Whitcomb Riley 1849–1916

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!

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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