Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MEHITABLE ANN, by ISABEL ECCLESTONE MACKAY


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First Line: I love mehitable ann!
Last Line: Just loves mehitable ann!
Subject(s): Dolls; Girls; Toys


I LOVE Mehitable Ann!
Last night my sister said:
"Mehitable Ann is far from new;
I'd put her away if I were you—
Love Princess Pry instead!"

But I love Mehitable Ann!
And I can't love Pry instead.
If Mehitable's cheeks are pale and white
They lost their red that awful night
The puppy chewed her head.

And I love Mehitable Ann!
She can't help being thin,
And there isn't a single reason why
She can't be as plump as Princess Pry
If I put more sawdust in.

The Princess Pry is nice;
And so is teeny Nan—
She's in-de-struct-i-ble, too, you see—
But something away inside of me
Just loves Mehitable Ann!





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