Versos English Ruth McEnery Stuart The Persimmon

English poem

The Persimmon

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Is you little gals, growin' into women, Ever tasted a snappy young persimmin? It takes a hard frost to make it sweet, An' it's ol' an' swiveled 'fo' it's fit to eat! But it ain't by itself, sharp chillen, in dat-- No, it ain't by itself in dat.