Tommy Poem by Gwendolyn Brooks

Tommy

Rating: ★4.5


I put my seed into the ground
And said, 'I'll watch it grow.'
I watered it and cared for it
As well as I could know.

One day I walked in my back yard,
And oh. what did I see!
My seed had popped itself right out
Without consulting me.

Gwendolyn Brooks
Friday, June 19, 2015
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Dr Antony Theodore 14 April 2019

My seed had popped itself right out Without consulting me. great poem.. tony

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brook 07 February 2018

This thot is a disgrace to all brooks everywhere.

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Tom Billsborough 16 May 2016

A funny fine poem from a girl with a wide range of ability. Tom Billsborough

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