The Pecan; The Toucan

Robert Williams Wood (1868–1955) · How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers and Other Woodcuts · 1917

Very few can
Tell the Toucan
From the Pecan⁠—
Here’s a new plan:

To take the Toucan from the tree,
Requires im‑mense a‑gil‑i‑tee,
While anyone can pick with ease
The Pecans from the Pecan trees.
It’s such an easy thing to do,
That even the Toucan he can too.

Where this text comes from

First published in How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers and Other Woodcuts (1917). First located printing is this volume; an earlier periodical printing has not been established. [1]

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Cite this poem

Robert Williams Wood (1868–1955). “The Pecan; The Toucan.” First published in How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers and Other Woodcuts (1917). Text: Poem Index, https://poemindex.org/robert-williams-wood/the-pecan-the-toucan/. Append #L14 to cite line 14, or #L4-L9 for lines 4–9.

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