THE house seems wrongside out to-day, Big sister acts the @3queerest@1 way! At breakfast father said, "My dear, This tea is somewhat weak, I fear." And sister said, "I quite forgot To put the tea into the pot!" Then when she heard the baby fret She said, "Whatever's wrong, my pet?" It took some time for her to think She'd put no sugar in his drink. She made Bob's lunch for him, but why Did she forget to put in pie? Why did she put Ned's coat on me And laugh and say she "didn't see"? Yet all the time she looked so kind And smiled so nice we didn't mind. I said quite low to father—"Say, What makes big sister queer to-day?" He whispered back, "Small son of mine, Big sister's got a Valentine!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FOR REMEMBERING HOW TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU by JAMES GALVIN ODE TO THE BROWN PAPER BAG by JAMES GALVIN THE EXECUTIVE by DAVID IGNATOW SAVORING THE PAST by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE AWAKENING by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON DOMESDAY BOOK: THE JURY DELIBERATES by EDGAR LEE MASTERS SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: AMI GREEN by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |