RICHARD is a cruel boy, The people call him "Dick," For every day he seems to try Some new improper trick! He takes delight in whipping cats, And pulling off their fur; Although at first he gently pats, And listens to their purr. A naughty boy! unless he mends He will be told to strip, And learn how such amusement ends, By feeling his own whip. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MOTHERHOOD by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON YOUTH'S PROGENY by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON SLEEPING TOGETHER by KATHERINE MANSFIELD RHYMES OF THE DAY by GEORGE SANTAYANA GOOD-BYE DOROTHY GAYLE: OVER THE MACKINAC by KAREN SWENSON HYBRIDS OF WAR: A MORALITY POEM: 2. CAMBODIA by KAREN SWENSON |