Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LITTLE-GIRL-TWO-LITTLE-GIRLS, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I'm twins, I guess, 'cause my ma say Last Line: "an' good little girl's comed back to stay." Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F. Subject(s): Children; Girls; Mothers; Twins; Childhood | ||||||||
I'M twins, I guess, 'cause my Ma say I'm two little girls. An' one o' me Is Good little girl; an' th' other 'n' she Is Bad little girl as she can be! An' Ma say so, 'most ever' day. An' she's the funniest Ma! 'Cause when My Doll won't mind, and I ist cry, W'y, nen my Ma she sob an' sigh, An' say, "Dear Good little girl, good-by! -- Bad little girl's comed here again!" Last time 'at Ma act' thataway, I cried all to myse'f a while Out on the steps, an' nen I smile, An' git my Doll all fix' in style, An' go in where Ma's at, an' say: Morning to you, Mommy dear! Where's that Bad little girl wuz here? Bad little girl's goned clean away, An' Good little girl's comed back to stay." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN CHILDREN SELECTING BOOKS IN A LIBRARY by RANDALL JARRELL COME TO THE STONE ... by RANDALL JARRELL THE LOST WORLD by RANDALL JARRELL A SICK CHILD by RANDALL JARRELL CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS ON THE DEATH OF FRIENDS IN CHILDHOOD by DONALD JUSTICE THE POET AT SEVEN by DONALD JUSTICE A BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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