A Purse
A purse was not green, it was not straw color, it was hardly seen and ithad a use a long use and the chain, the chain was never missing, it wasnot misplaced, it showed that it was open, that is all that it showed.
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A Purse 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 Purse, in Tender Buttons (1914), text of Project Gutenberg ebook #15396, Laurel, https://laurelpoetry.com/poem/stein-tender-buttons/objects-a-purse.html, id L28650.
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