Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AN INCONVENIENCE, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography First Line: To his cousin the bat Last Line: "but nothing to sit on have I." Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb Subject(s): Animals; Bats; Rats | ||||||||
To his cousin the Bat Squeaked the envious Rat, "How fine to be able to fly!" Tittered she, "Leather wings Are convenient things; But nothing to sit on have I." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LITTLE CITIZEN, LITTLE SURVIVOR by HAYDEN CARRUTH HOLES BORED IN A WORKBAG BY THE SCISSORS by MARIANNE MOORE THE EXPERIMENT WITH A RAT by CARL RAKOSI THE RAT by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON RATS LIVE ON NO EVIL STAR by ANNE SEXTON ANONYMOUS by JOHN BANISTER TABB |
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