Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SING-SONG; A NURSERY RHYME BOOK: 39, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI


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First Line: Brown and furry
Last Line: To live again a butterfly.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Variant Title(s): The Caterpillar
Subject(s): Caterpillars; Insects; Bugs


Brown and furry
Caterpillar in a hurry,
Take your walk
To the shady leaf, or stalk,
Or what not,
Which may be the chosen spot.
No toad spy you,
Hovering bird of prey pass by you;
Spin and die,
To live again a butterfly.





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