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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OMNISCIENCE, by BURGES JOHNSON Poet's Biography
First Line: I've been to school at least a hundred days
Last Line: And, maybe, god.
Subject(s): Children; Knowledge; Childhood
First Line: I've been to school at least a hundred days
Last Line: And, maybe, god.
Subject(s): Children; Knowledge; Childhood
I've been to school at least a hundred days
Or maybe more;
My brother, he just stays at home and plays,—
He's only four.
I'm old. I know that gnomes and elves and such
Are just a fraud.
There's no one 'cept my daddy knows so much,
And, maybe, God.
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