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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PICTURE, by ARTHUR B. RHINOW
First Line: Gardener - we shall have to cut you down
Last Line: Tree -- maybe your picture is too small.
Subject(s): Gardens & Gardening; Landscape
First Line: Gardener - we shall have to cut you down
Last Line: Tree -- maybe your picture is too small.
Subject(s): Gardens & Gardening; Landscape
Gardener -- We shall have to cut you down.
Tree -- But why? I have been standing here for many years.
Gardener -- We are landscaping around this mansion. You do not fit into the
picture. You're too big.
Tree -- Maybe your picture is too small.
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