Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE 1922 BABY, by GEORGE K. DENNY First Line: Shall I tell you a story, baby dear? Last Line: You're a tiresome child! Run along to nurse! Subject(s): Babies; Infants | ||||||||
Shall I tell you a story, Baby dear? I think your bedtime is drawing near. Well then, come sit on your Auntie's knee And you shall choose what the tale shall be. Shall I tell you about the Jones's divorce? It's awfully good and it's true of course. Or about Miss Smith's breach of promise suit Against the man she had threatened to shoot? Or the funny one, how the Ku Klux Klan Made a mistake and killed the wrong man? What! You've heard all those and a lot much worse? You're a tiresome child! Run along to Nurse! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A POET TO HIS BABY SON by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON BABYHOOD by ELIZABETH AKERS ALLEN INFANCY by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG BALLAD OF THE LAYETTE by WAYNE KOESTENBAUM A TOAST FOR LITTLE IRON MIKE by PAUL MARIANI THE PAMPERING OF LEORA by THYLIAS MOSS ONE FOR ALL NEWBORNS by THYLIAS MOSS IN THE THRIVING SEASON by LISEL MUELLER A VALENTINE: 1852 by GEORGE K. DENNY |
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