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A Little Freckled Person.
by Mary Carolyn Davies.
A LITTLE FRECKLED PERSON
They think I'm just a little girl At study, work, or play,-- A little freckled person who Has never much to say.
They do not know a princess oft In golden gown am I, With cheeks like apple petals soft And eyes like sea or sky.
They only see my tumbled braids, They do not know I wear A crown with turquoises and beryls Upon my coiled-up hair.
They do not know adventures dire Beset me, land and sea, That page and courtier, knight and squire, Before me bend the knee.
That haughty s.h.i.+ps with silken sails Upon my bidding go-- All these, and other happy things, They cannot, cannot know.
They only see a little girl At study, work, or play,-- A little freckled person, who Has never much to say!
THE SELFISH SEA
The sea is very, very wide: It takes up all the room outside; And when I stand beside the sea, It comes right up and pushes me!
THE RABBIT
A rabbit works its ears, and tries To watch you with its rabbit eyes; Its saucy little tail it flounces, And when it hits the ground it bounces!
[Ill.u.s.tration: A RABBIT WORKS ITS EARS, AND TRIES TO WATCH YOU WITH ITS RABBIT EYES]
THE UNCRITICAL KITTEN
If I am selfish when I play My kitten likes me anyway!
NEXT-DOOR PEOPLE
The next-door people have a bird, The yellowest you ever heard!
It hops, and chirps, and sings--and sings!
Aren't next-door people pleasant things!
PROBATION
Mother says: If you're thoughtful and polite; Go to bed at eight each night; Always hasten to do ch.o.r.es And give up chairs for visitors, Weed the garden, carry wood, And be very still and good--
Mother says: If you're faithful in your task; Never beg, but only ask; Fold your napkin, say your prayers; Put no gum upon the chairs; Keep your bureau drawer quite neat; Never walk through pools, but on The sidewalk till the mud is gone; And say "Thank you" often, and Sit erect and walk and stand; And wash well behind your ears; Always wait until it clears To wear your best clothes, and not fail To hang your coat upon its nail-- You will find the people where You live, like to have you there!
Our house has a pleasant yard.
I am trying very hard!
[Ill.u.s.tration: WEED THE GARDEN, CARRY WOOD]
PERHAPS!
You never know, in this great world, what wonders there may be-- Perhaps there's buried treasure out beneath our cherry tree!
'FRAID STARS
The stars are like us children here, Not any older grown: At night, the little 'fraid stars stay Together in the Milky Way-- The brave ones stand alone!
THE STARS
The stars are lighted candles Upon a Christmas tree; (The branches, that they hang upon We cannot ever see:) On Christmas Eve the angels stand About it after tea.
And if an angel's very good He gets a present, as he should.
