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Collected poems by Vachel Lindsay

revised and illustrated edition

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THE LION
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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THE LION

The Lion is a kingly beast.
He likes a Hindu for a feast.
And if no Hindu he can get,
The lion-family is upset.
He cuffs his wife and bites her ears
Till she is nearly moved to tears.
Then some explorer finds the den
And all is family peace again.