Tender Buttons [A Red Stamp]
If lilies are lily white if they exhaust noise and distance and even dust, if they dusty will dirt a surface that has no extreme grace, if they do this and it is not necessary it is not at all necessary if they do this they need a catalogue.
Credit
This poem is in the public domain.
About this Poem
“Tender Buttons [A Red Stamp]” was published in Tender Buttons (Claire Marie, 1914).
Author
Gertrude Stein
Gertrude Stein was born in Pennsylvania in 1874. An important figure among American expatriates in Paris, she was known for her experimental literature, including Tender Buttons (Claire Marie, 1914). She died in France in 1946.
Date Published
07/30/2017