Tag: Poetry
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Mother Goose: A Cock and Bull Story
A COCK AND BULL STORYThe cock’s on the housetop blowing his horn;The bull’s in the barn a-threshing of corn;The maids in the meadows are making of hay;The ducks in the river are swimming away.
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The Circus by Fannie Stearns Davis
“The Circus comes this week!And there might be a skating bear,And white Arabian horses there.And popcorn, and balloons,Gold, purple, scarlet moons, –And great wise elephants,And dogs that count and dance,And cowboys! We shall see!”
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Mother Goose: The Little Girl with a Curl
THE LITTLE GIRL WITH A CURLThere was a little girl who had a little curlRight in the middle of her forehead;When she was good, she was very, very good,And when she was bad she was horrid. note: horrid means very unpleasant or disagreeable:
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Mother Goose: Coffee and Tea
COFFEE AND TEA Molly, my sister and I fell out,And what do you think it was all about?She loved coffee and I loved tea,And that was the reason we couldn’t agree.
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Mother Goose: Dapple-Gray
DAPPLE-GRAYI had a little pony, His name was Dapple-Gray,I lent him to a lady, To ride a mile away.She whipped him, she slashed him, She rode him through the mire;I would not lend my pony now For all the lady’s hire.
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James Weldon Johnson: Activist and Literary Pioneer
James Weldon Johnson was a prominent writer, educator, and civil rights leader, known for his advocacy.
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Mother Goose: Cock-A-Doodle-Doo
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo Oh, my pretty cock, oh, my handsome cock, I pray you, do not crow before day,And your comb shall be made of the very beaten gold, And your wings of the silver so gray.
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Mother Goose: The Blacksmith
THE BLACKSMITH“Robert Barnes, my fellow fine,Can you shoe this horse of mine?”“Yes, good sir, that I can,As well as any other man;There’s a nail, and there’s a prod,Now, good sir, your horse is shod.”
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Mother Goose: Tommy Snooks
TOMMY SNOOKSAs Tommy Snooks and Bessy Brooks Were walking out one Sunday,Says Tommy Snooks to Bessy Brooks, “Wilt marry me on Monday?”
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Mother Goose: Cock-crow
COCK-CROWCocks crow in the morn To tell us to rise,And he who lies late Will never be wise; For early to bed And early to rise,Is the way to be healthy And wealthy and wise.