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...AN ETERNITY by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: EMILY SPARKS by EDGAR LEE MASTERS SPOKEN AT A CASTLE GATE by DONALD (GRADY) DAVIDSON SISTER MARIA CELESTE, GALILEO'S DAUGHTER, WRITES TO FRIEND by MADELINE DEFREES |