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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SNAIL, by JOHN DRINKWATER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Snail upon the wall
Last Line: It's all I've got.
Subject(s): Animals; Snails
First Line: Snail upon the wall
Last Line: It's all I've got.
Subject(s): Animals; Snails
Snail upon the wall,
Have you got at all
Anything to tell
About your shell?
Only this, my child --
When the wind is wild,
Or when the sun is hot,
It's all I've got.
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