Nature
Silk
From Child Verse (1900)
Nature
'Twas the shroud of many a worm-like thing
That rose from its tangled skein;
'Twas the garb of many a god-like king
Who went to the worms again.
Cite this poem
MLA
Tabb, John Banister. “Silk.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tabb/19/.
Chicago
Tabb, John Banister. “Silk.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tabb/19/.
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