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THE LABEL by TUDOR JENKS

First Line: UPON MILADY'S DESK THERE STANDS
Last Line: "FROM THAT NEAT LABEL -- ""RUBBER BANDS."
Upon milady's desk there stands
A leather box marked "Rubber Bands."
I raised the lid.

I found within:
A pencil stub; one safety-pin;
Some purple beads; three old thumbtacks;
Two canceled stamps; red sealing-wax;
A tangled string; four copper cents;
Five rusty pens

And this contents
Is what (no doubt) @3she@1 understands
From that neat label -- "Rubber Bands."



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