BOUNDING like a football, Kicking at the door; Falling from the table-top, Sprawling on the floor; Smashing cups and saucers, Splitting dolly's head; Putting little pussy cat Into baby's bed; Building shops and houses, Spoiling father's hat; Hiding mother's precious keys Underneath the mat; Jumping on the fender, Poking at the fire; Dancing on his little legs, -- Legs that never tire; Making mother's heart leap Fifty times a day; Aping everything we do, Every word we say; Shouting, laughing, tumbling, Roaring with a will, Anywhere and everywhere, Never, never still; Present -- bringing sunshine; Absent -- leaving night; That's our precious darling, That's our heart's delight. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WHY THUS LONGING by HARRIET WINSLOW SEWALL WINTER SLEEP by EDITH MATILDA THOMAS VARIUM ET MUTABILE by THOMAS WYATT SONG: 3 by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD IDYLL 17. LOVE RESISTLESS by BION |