Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MAIDS AND MUSHROOMS, by ABBIE FARWELL BROWN Poet's Biography First Line: Oddly fashioned, quaintly dyed Last Line: Would not injure anybody. Subject(s): Mushrooms; Morels | ||||||||
ODDLY fashioned, quaintly dyed, In the wood the mushrooms hide; Rich and meaty, full of flavor, Made for man's delicious savor. But he shudders and he shrinks At the piquant mauves and pinks. Who is brave enough to dare Curious shapes and colors rare, Dainties in peculiar dresses, Fairy-rings and inky messes? Something sinister must be In the strange variety. It is better not to know; Safer but to peer -- and go. So the mushrooms dry and fade, Like full many a blooming maid, With her dower of preciousness Hid too well for men to guess. But the toadstools bright and yellow Tempt and poison many a fellow, With their flaunting beauty bright, The bold promise of delight. Taste and suffer, ache and burn; Generations do not learn! Nay, a little mushroom study Would not injure anybody. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GATHERING MUSHROOMS: CAMBRIA by CLARENCE MAJOR MUSHROOM HUNTING IN THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS by ARTHUR SZE GATHERING MUSHROOMS by PAUL MULDOON THE WILD MUSHROOM by GARY SNYDER A MEDIC GATHERS MUSHROOMS FOR HIS LADY by GRACE STONE COATES A CHARM SAID UNDER AN OAK by ABBIE FARWELL BROWN |
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