A Little Called Pauline
A little called anything shows shudders.
Come and say what prints all day. A whole few watermelon. There is nopope.
No cut in pennies and little dressing and choose wide soles and littlespats really little spices.
A little lace makes boils. This is not true.
Gracious of gracious and a stamp a blue green white bow a blue greenlean, lean on the top.
If it is absurd then it is leadish and nearly set in where there is atight head.
A peaceful life to arise her, noon and moon and moon. A letter a coldsleeve a blanket a shaving house and nearly the best and regular window.
Nearer in fairy sea, nearer and farther, show white has lime in sight,show a stitch of ten. Count, count more so that thicker and thicker isleaning.
I hope she has her cow. Bidding a wedding, widening received treading,little leading mention nothing.
Cough out cough out in the leather and really feather it is not for.
Please could, please could, jam it not plus more sit in when.
Words in this poem
- watermelon n.
- The very large ovoid or roundish fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Citrullus vulgaris) of many varieties; also, the plant itself.
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
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A Little Called Pauline 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, A Little Called Pauline, in Tender Buttons (1914), text of Project Gutenberg ebook #15396, Laurel, https://laurelpoetry.com/poem/stein-tender-buttons/objects-a-little-called-pauline.html, id L28676.
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