WHEN Dicky was sick In the night, and the clock, As he listened, said "Tick- Atty -- tick-atty -- tock!" He said that @3it@1 said, Every time it said "Tick," It said "Sick," instead, And he @3heard@1 it say "Sick!" And when it said "Tick- Atty -- tick-atty -- tock," He said it said "Sick- Atty -- sick-atty -- sock!" And he tried to @3see@1 then, But the light was too dim, Yet he @3heard@1 it again -- And 'twas @3talking@1 to him! And then it said "Sick- Atty -- sick-atty -- sick! You poor little Dick- Atty -- Dick-atty -- Dick! -- Have you got the hick- Atties? Hi! send for Doc To hurry up quick- Atty -- quick-atty -- quock, And heat a hot brick- Atty -- brick-atty -- brock, And rickle-ty wrap it And clickle-ty clap it Against his cold feet- Al-ty -- weep-aty -- eepaty -- @3There@1 he goes, slapit- Ty -- slippaty -- sleepaty!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WITCH-WIFE by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY THE MOTHER'S HEART by CAROLINE ELIZABETH SARAH SHERIDAN NORTON HOMAGE TO SEXTUS PROPERTIUS: 6 by EZRA POUND SAINT TERESA'S BOOK-MARK by THERESA OF AVILA LACHRYMAE MUSARUM (THE DEATH OF TENNYSON) by WILLIAM WATSON |