ODE TO TOMATO BLIGAT
Strophe A plague be on thee day and night, Thou spoiler of my garden’s growing, Thou sparest all the weeds a-showing, And yet on my tomatoes light, Thee I abhor tomato blight! Antistrophe Thou hauntest' all my sleep and dreams, And even creep’st into my flowers, Thou keep’st me spraying hours and hours,. And seem’st to frustrate all my schemesInvective teems and streams in reams! Epode : But wait! the season changes, All evils e’en must pass! And vaster though thy range is, I'll cause thee much harass! If poison fail to stay this plight, I'll dig thee down Tomato Blight!
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 94, 10 April 1941, Page 4
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104ODE TO TOMATO BLIGAT New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 94, 10 April 1941, Page 4
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