Tails
Cold pails, cold with joy no joy.
A tiny seat that means meadows and a lapse of cuddles with cheese andnearly bats, all this went messed. The post placed a loud loose sprain.A rest is no better. It is better yet. All the time.
Words in this poem
- went n.
- Course; way; path; journey; direction.
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
About this text
Tails is in the public domain. This text is taken from Tender Buttons: Objects, Food, Rooms, Project Gutenberg ebook #15396; the transcription's header, footer and licence were removed and nothing else was changed. You may copy, print and reuse it freely.
Cite as: Gertrude Stein, Tails, in Tender Buttons (1914), text of Project Gutenberg ebook #15396, Laurel, https://laurelpoetry.com/poem/stein-tender-buttons/food-tails.html, id L28698.
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