Nature
The Tryst
From Child Verse (1900)
Nature
Potato was deep in the dark under ground,
Tomato, above in the light.
The little Tomato was ruddy and round,
The little Potato was white.
And redder and redder she rounded above,
And paler and paler he grew,
And neither suspected a mutual love
Till they met in a Brunswick stew.
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MLA
Tabb, John Banister. “The Tryst.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tabb/59/.
Chicago
Tabb, John Banister. “The Tryst.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tabb/59/.
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