INDOLENT JOE. Hair all a-tangle, His hat to one side,His coat-tail in shreds, His shoestrings untied;Idle and worthless, With nothing to do;No wonder folks say, Thats indolent Joe! Too lazy to work, Too lazy to play,He lolls in the sun The most of the day;Yawning and moping, And dreadfully slow,… … lM4ki» IN THE OECHAED. Apples red and apples green,Apples rich and ripe are seenIn the orchard near the road,Apples, apples, by the load! In the spring the trees were white,Apple-blossoms, such a sight!Little apples filled the trees,Fanned all summer by the breeze. Little apples grew and…
Children's poetry · Picture books for children
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