[There was an old cock]

There was an old cock
and he had a little hen
and every time she laid an egg
she went to him again
and again and again
she went to him again
and that poor old cock
he died of his little hen!

Original Citation

Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst. Final Thursday Press, 2017. 34.

Word Count
43
Original Publication
Planting Red Geraniums
Date Published
2017
Book Appearance
Planting Red Geraniums
Complete Poems
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Theme(s)
sex
animals
First Line
There was an old cock
manuscript

Permission to reproduce work from the James Hearst Papers has been granted by the Special Collections Department of the University of Iowa Libraries.