August 12, 2014

Take Me Back



I came across these precious poems today, and thought I should share them with you, dear reader.  These are the poems I grew up learning and memorizing, through copy work and hand motions.  May you laugh and enjoy these happy little poems as much as I did.  They take me back to childhood days that seemed so far away until I read them.  May they bring out the child in us all again.



Mr. Nobody

Anonymous

I know a funny little man,
As quiet as a mouse,
Who does the mischief that is done
In everybody’s house!
There’s no one ever sees his face,
And yet we all agree
That every plate we break was cracked
By Mr. Nobody.

’Tis he who always tears out books, 
Who leaves the door ajar,
He pulls the buttons from our shirts, 
And scatters pins afar;
That squeaking door will always squeak, 
For prithee, don’t you see,
We leave the oiling to be done 
By Mr. Nobody.

The finger marks upon the door
By none of us are made;
We never leave the blinds unclosed, 
To let the curtains fade.
The ink we never spill; the boots 
That lying round you see
Are not our boots,—they all belong 
To Mr. Nobody.


The Goops

Gelett Burgess

The Goops they lick their fingers,
And the goops they lick their knives, 
They spill their broth on the tablecloth – 
Oh, they lead disgusting lives!

The Goops they talk while eating, 
And loud and fast they chew, 
And that is why I’m glad that I 
Am not a Goop – are you? 



The Caterpillar

Christina G Rossetti

Brown and furry
Caterpillar in a hurry;
Take your walk
To the shady leaf, or stalk.
May no toad spy you,
May the little birds pass by you, 
Spin and die,
To live again a butterfly.



The Purple Cow

Gelett Burgess

I never saw a Purple Cow, 
I never hope to see one, 
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I'd rather see than be one!

1 comment:

Lauren Spiers said...

LOVE those! They will never get old. They do bring back such good memories, don't they sis! :)