Nature

Hospitality

by John Banister Tabb 1845–1909

From Child Verse (1900)

Nature

Said a Snake to a Frog with a wrinkled skin,
"As I notice, dear, that your dress is thin,
And a rain is coming, I'll take you in."

MLA

Tabb, John Banister. “Hospitality.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tabb/50/.

Chicago

Tabb, John Banister. “Hospitality.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tabb/50/.

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