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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
STORY TIME, by NAOMI REYNOLDS HESS
First Line: Tell them the moon is lemon ice
Last Line: Don't try to add a moral.
Subject(s): Moon
First Line: Tell them the moon is lemon ice
Last Line: Don't try to add a moral.
Subject(s): Moon
Tell them the moon is lemon ice,
That kittens once had wings.
They will love any freakish tale
Of cabbages or kings.
Your oceans may be orangeade,
Your ships sapphire or coral.
Their only stipulation is:
Don't try to add a moral.
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