Living
To a Poet-Critic
From Armazindy (1894)
Living
Yes,--the bee sings--I confess it--
Sweet as honey--Heaven bless it!--
Yit he'd be a sweeter singer
Ef he didn't have no stinger.
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MLA
Riley, James Whitcomb. “To a Poet-Critic.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/625/.
Chicago
Riley, James Whitcomb. “To a Poet-Critic.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/625/.
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