Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE 1922 BABY, by GEORGE K. DENNY


Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

THE 1922 BABY, by                    
First Line: Shall I tell you a story, baby dear?
Last Line: You're a tiresome child! Run along to nurse!
Subject(s): Babies; Infants


Shall I tell you a story, Baby dear?
I think your bedtime is drawing near.
Well then, come sit on your Auntie's knee
And you shall choose what the tale shall be.
Shall I tell you about the Jones's divorce?
It's awfully good and it's true of course.
Or about Miss Smith's breach of promise suit
Against the man she had threatened to shoot?
Or the funny one, how the Ku Klux Klan
Made a mistake and killed the wrong man?
What! You've heard all those and a lot much worse?
You're a tiresome child! Run along to Nurse!





Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


Other Poems of Interest...
Home: PoetryExplorer.net