Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHO TOLD?, by ISABEL ECCLESTONE MACKAY Poet's Biography First Line: Our teacher says there aren't fairies now Last Line: "a little fairy whispered it,"" she said." Subject(s): Boys; Children; Schools; Teaching & Teachers; Childhood; Students | ||||||||
OUR teacher says there aren't fairies now, Nor ever wasexcept in silly talk. She wouldn't b'lieve that yesterday I saw A really one down by the river walk! I did tho', and his eyes were green as green, He swung (he swang, I mean), upon a limb, And every swing he took he winked at me, And Iwell, I just up and winked at him! Said he, "There was a boy who ran away From school-recess this morning; are you he?" He looked so nice and jolly that I thought He wanted to be friends and said, "I be." "And can you be the lad I heard about Who carved a pumpkin-head and made a ghost, To scare your little sister into fits?" I said, "She always was more skeered than most." "And did you tell your cousin Julia Ann, To make her cry, that Santa Claus was dead?" You bet I wasn't goin' to own to that, "Aw now, you go an' chase yourself!" I said. His twinkly eyes got all so sparkly green, He grinned the widest grin I ever saw. "I see," he chuckled. "You're a bad, bad boy, I think, Horatius Jones, I'll tell your Maw!" Now what d'ye think of that? When I went in, Maw, she just sent me straight away to bed For playing truant and for scaring girls! "A little fairy whispered it," she said. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN MICHAEL ROBINS?ÇÖS CLASS MINUS ONE by HICOK. BOB YOU GO TO SCHOOL TO LEARN by THOMAS LUX GRADESCHOOL'S LARGE WINDOWS by THOMAS LUX A CHRISTMAS CHILD by ISABEL ECCLESTONE MACKAY |
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