ONE'S the pictur' of his Pa, And the @3other@1 of her Ma -- Jes' the bossest pair o' babies 'at a mortal ever saw! And we love 'em as the bees Loves the blossoms on the trees, A-ridin' and a-rompin' in the breeze! One's got her Mammy's eyes -- Soft and blue as Apurl-skies -- With the same sort of a @3smile,@1 like -- Yes, and mouth about her size, -- Dimples, too, in cheek and chin, 'At my lips jes' @3wallers@1 in, A-goin' to work, er gittin' home ag'in And the @3other@1 -- Well, they say That he's got his Daddy's way O' bein' ruther soberfied, er ruther extry gay, -- That he eether cries his best, Er he laughs his howlin'est -- Like all he lacked was buttons and a vest! Look at @3her!@1 -- and look at @3him!@1 -- Talk about yer "Cheru-@3bim!"@1 Roll 'em up in dreams together, rosy arm and chubby limb! O we love 'em as the bees Loves the blossoms on the trees, A-ridin' and a-rompin' in the breeze! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE ALLIGATOR by BEATRICE WITTE RAVENEL FRAGMENTS INTENDED FOR DEATH'S JEST-BOOK: A LOFTY MIND by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES FRAGMENTS INTENDED FOR DEATH'S JEST-BOOK: MOURNER'S CONSOLED by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES IT'S A LONG WAY by WILLIAM STANLEY BRAITHWAITE FLEUR DE LIS by GRACE EVELYN BROWN EPITAPH ON A CLEISH SCHOOLMASTER by ROBERT BURNS AN ANSWER TO LADY ALICE EGERTON'S SONG by JANE CAVENDISH |