City and Country

City and Country written by William Henry Davies

Nature Poems (1908)

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The City has dull eyes,
   The City's cheeks are pale;
The City has black spit,
   The City's breath is stale.

The Country has red cheeks,
   The Country's eyes are bright;
The Country has sweet breath,
   The Country's spit is white.

Dull eyes, breath stale; ink spit
   And cheeks like chalk - for thee;
Eyes bright, red cheeks; sweet breath
   And spit like milk - for me.

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