Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, AFTER ALL AND AFTER ALL, by MARY CAROLYN DAVIES


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AFTER ALL AND AFTER ALL, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Dreaming of a prince
Last Line: Like to those that happened once long and long ago!
Alternate Author Name(s): Davis, Leland, Mrs.; Pawtuxie
Subject(s): Fairy Tales


Dreaming of a prince,
Cinderella sat among the ashes long ago;
Dreaming of a prince,
She scoured the pots and kettles till they shone; and so,
After all and after all,
Gaily at the castle ball
Cinderella met her prince long and long ago!

Dreaming of a prince,
Sleeping Beauty lay in happy slumber, white and still;
Dreaming of a prince,
She waited for a hundred years, and then his bugles shrill,
After all and after all,
Woke the castle, bower, and hall,
And he found her waiting him long and long ago!

Dreaming of a prince,
I polish bowl and tea-pot and the spoons, each one;
Dreaming of a prince,
I hang the new-washed clothes to wave a-drying in the sun;
After all and after all,
Great adventures may befall
Like to those that happened once long and long ago!





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