Gertrude Stein

        `                    GERTRUDE, BASKET AND Pierre Balmain GOWN

Stanzas in Meditation: Stanza  5

Why can pansies be their aid or paths.   

He said paths she had said paths

All like to do their best with half of the time   

A sweeter sweetener came and came in time   

Tell him what happened then only to go

He nervous as you add only not only as they angry were   

Be kind to half the time that they shall say

It is undoubtedly of them for them for every one any one   

They thought quietly that Sunday any day she might not come

In half a way of coining that they wish it

Let it be only known as please which they can underrate   

They try once to destroy once to destroy as often

Better have it changed to pigeons now if the room smokes   

Not only if it does but happens to happens to have the room smoke all the time.

In their way not in their way it can be all arranged

Not now we are waiting.

I have read that they wish if land is there   

Land is there if they wish land is there   

Yes hardly if they wish land is there

It is no thought of enterprise there trying   

Might they claim as well as reclaim.   

Did she mean that she had nothing.   

We say he and I that we do not cry

Because we have just seen him and called him back

He meant to go away

Once now I will tell all which they tell lightly.

How were we when we met.

All of which nobody not we know   

But it is so. They cannot be allied

They can be close and chosen.   

Once in a while they wait.

He likes it that there is no chance to misunderstand pansies.