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Poems My Children Love Best of All (1917)
Poems My Children Love Best of All - 1917 Author:Clifton Johnson Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Poems My Children Love COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO A little boy got out of bed— Twos only sixVclock— And out the window poked his head. And spied a crowing co... more »ck. The little boy said, "Mr. Bird, Pray tell me who are you?" And all the answer that he heard Was, "Cock-a-doodle-doo!" "What would you think, if you were me," He said, "and I were you?" But still that bird provokingly Cried, "Cock-a-doodle-doo!" "Now hark to me, you stupid head, How much is two times two?" That old bird winked one eye, and said Just "Cock-a-doodle-doo!" The boy then slammed the window down, To a fence the old bird flew, And flapping hard his two wings brown Cried, " Cock-a-doodle-doodle-doodle-doo!'THE WIND AND THE LEAVES "Come, little leaves," said the wind one day, " Come over the meadows with me and play. Put on your dresses of red and gold; For summer is gone, and the days grow cold. Soon as the leaves heard the wind's loud call, Down they came fluttering, one and all. O'er the brown field then they danced and flew Singing the soft little songs they knew. Dancing and whirling, the little leaves went, Winter had called them, and they were content. Soon, fast asleep on their earthy beds, The snow laid a coverlet over their heads. George Cooper. DAYBREAK A wind came up out of the sea, And said: "O mists, make room for me!" It hailed the ships, and cried: "Sail on, Ye mariners, the night is gone." And hurried landward far away, Crying: "Awake! it is the day." It said unto the forest: "Shout! Hang all your leafy banners put!" The Priest and the Mulberry Tree 3 It touched the wood-bird's folded wing, And said: "O bird, awake and sing!" It whispered to the fields of corn: "Bow down, and hail the coming morn!" It shouted throu...« less