Living
The Bookworm
From A Phenomenal Fauna
Living
The Bookworm's an uninteresting grub,
Whether he's all alone or in a club.
Of stupid books which seem to us a bore,
The Bookworm will devour the very core.
Did Solomon or somebody affirm
The early reed-bird catches the bookworm?
Cite this poem
MLA
Wells, Carolyn. “The Bookworm.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/62/.
Chicago
Wells, Carolyn. “The Bookworm.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/62/.
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