Poems Ancient and Modern

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Today’s Poem: The Lesson of the Moth

A cockroach worries about art

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May 07, 2025
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Moth illustration from Histoire naturelle des lépidoptères d'Europe, 1845 (Biodiversity Heritage Library)

The Lesson of the Moth

by Don Marquis

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