Contributor
By George Sterling
I brought the Apes my roses,
Which did not seem to please:
Perhaps they wanted spinach,
Or corn, or garden peas.
The grey Apes scanned my roses
With grave, pathetic eyes,
And waiting, I was anxious,
For oh, the Apes are wise!
The grey Apes scanned my roses-
Austere and lachrymose.
It may be they were puzzled:
One doesn't eat a rose.
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Printed on: May 19, 2013