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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PRESERVING-TIME, by ANONYMOUS First Line: All over the land there's a savory smell Last Line: "of marmalade, jelly, and jam" Subject(s): Children;fruit;smells;summer; Childhood;odors;aromas;fragrances | |||
ALL over the land there's a savory smell, You meet it abroad or at home; The days of your childhood come back for a spell, No matter how far you may roam 'T is the scent of preserving the strawberry red, The pineapple, raspberry, plum; That the gooseberry, currant, and cherry must shed When the jelly and marmalade come. For the kitchen's a sight in these summery days, As the kettles all simmer or steam; The mountains of sugar we view with amaze, And the fruits are an epicure's dream; Abroad through the land goes the savory scent Made by nieces of good Uncle Sam; And prosperity's balm with th' odor is blent Of marmalade, jelly, and jam. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FRAGRANT HANDS by FAIZ AHMED FAIZ A BREAD AND BUTTER LETTER by KENNETH REXROTH THE PRODIGAL by ELIZABETH BISHOP COLOGNE; EPIGRAM by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE AMORETTI: 64 by EDMUND SPENSER THE LADY'S DRESSING ROOM by JONATHAN SWIFT TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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