Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, BREAD AND CHERRIES, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE



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First Line: Cherries, ripe cherries!'
Last Line: To eat with their bread.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter


'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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