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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
I'D RATHER BE YOU, LITTLE WIDE-EYED BOY, by FLORENCE DAVIDSON STROTHER
First Line: Yes, little boy, I am old as you say
Last Line: And a head full of notions out of a book.
Subject(s): Old Age
First Line: Yes, little boy, I am old as you say
Last Line: And a head full of notions out of a book.
Subject(s): Old Age
Yes, little boy, I am old as you say,
I've sailed the ocean and ridden a train,
And flown over the mountains in a plane.
I've studied books and been off to schools,
And I've shaken the hand of a king who rules.
But, I'd rather be you, little wide-eyed boy,
Watching the squirrels in the tree so high,
Wondering what makes the bluebirds fly.
Than any old man with a wise bold look,
And a head full of notions out of a book.
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