Ode to the Pumpkin

By Lee B. Kass, grad ‘75

Author's notes:
This poem was written January 20, 1998, while conducting research in Kroch Library's Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, opposite McGraw Tower.
It was published in the Cornell Chronicle Oct 16, 2009.

Ode to the Pumpkin, by Lee B. Kass, grad ‘75.

High above Cayuga’s waters
Dwells a pumpkin high

Some believe that it’s not real
But they tell a lie

Shrinking slowly in the sunset
Freezing to its core

Soon to be a Cornell legend
For the future’s lore

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