Collected poems, 1901-1918 (Vol. 2)/Bread and Cherries

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Collected poems, 1901-1918 (1920)
by Walter de la Mare
Bread and Cherries
2913587Collected poems, 1901-1918 — Bread and Cherries1920Walter de la Mare


BREAD AND CHERRIES

 
"CHERRIES, ripe cherries!"
The old woman cried,
In her snowy white apron,
And basket beside;
And the little boys came,
Eyes shining, cheeks red,
To buy bags of cherries
To eat with their bread.

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