Poems by Gertrude Stein

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Yet Dish

Put a sun in Sunday, Sunday.

Eleven please ten hoop. Hoop.

Cousin coarse in coarse in soap.

Cousin coarse in soap sew up. soap.

Cousin coarse in sew up soap.

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Gertrude Stein

Stanzas In Meditation: Stanza LXXXIII

Why am I if I am uncertain reasons may inclose.

Remain remain propose repose chose.

I call carelessly that the door is open

Which if they may refuse to open

No one can rush to close.

Let them be mine therefor.

Everybody knows that I chose.

Therefor if therefore before I close.

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The House Was Just Twinkling In The Moon Light

The house was just twinkling in the moon light,

And inside it twinkling with delight,

Is my baby bright.

Twinkling with delight in the house twinkling

with the moonlight,

Bless my baby bless my baby bright,

Bless my baby twinkling with delight,

In the house twinkling in the moon light,

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America

Once in English they said America. Was it English to them.

Once they said Belgian.

We like a fog.

Do you for weather.

Are we brave.

Are we true.

Have we the national colour.

Can we stand ditches.

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Gertrude Stein

Stanzas In Meditation: Stanza II

I think very well of Susan but I do not know her name

I think very well of Ellen but which is not the same

I think very well of Paul I tell him not to do so

I think very well of Francis Charles but do I do so

I think very well of Thomas but I do not not do so

I think very well of not very well of William

I think very well of any very well of him

I think very well of him.

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Study Nature

I do.

Victim.

Sales

Met

Wipe

Her

Less.

Was a disappointment

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Gertrude Stein

Stanzas In Meditation: Stanza V

Why can pansies be their aid or paths.

He said paths she had said paths

All like to do their best with half of the time

A sweeter sweetener came and came in time

Tell him what happened then only to go

He nervous as you add only not only as they angry were

Be kind to half the time that they shall say

It is undoubtedly of them for them for every one any one

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Gertrude Stein

Stanzas In Meditation: Stanza I

I caught a bird which made a ball

And they thought better of it.

But it is all of which they taught

That they were in a hurry yet

In a kind of a way they meant it best

That they should change in and on account

But they must not stare when they manage

Whatever they are occasionally liable to do

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Gertrude Stein

Stanzas In Meditation: Stanza XIII

There may be pink with white or white with rose

Or there may be white with rose and pink with mauve

Or even there may be white with yellow and yellow with blue

Or even if even it is rose with white and blue

And so there is no yellow there but by accident.

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Hotel François 1er

It was a very little while and they had gone in front of it. It was that they had liked it would it bear. It was a very much adjoined a follower. Flower of an adding where a follower.

Have I come in. Will in suggestion.

They may like hours in catching.

It is always a pleasure to remember.

Have a habit.

Any name will very well wear better.

All who live round about there.

Have a manner.

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Stanzas In Meditation: Stanza XV

Should they may be they might if they delight

In why they must see it be there not only necessarily

But which they might in which they might

For which they might delight if they look there

And they see there that they look there

To see it be there which it is if it is

Which may be where where it is

If they do not occasion it to be different

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Stanzas In Meditation: Stanza XIV

She need not be selfish but he may add

They like my way it is partly mine

In which case for them to foil or not please

Come which they may they may in June.

Not having all made plenty by their wish

In their array all which they plan

Should they be called covered by which

It is fortunately their stay that they may

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