Potter, Miriam Clark, 1886-1965, Balcom, Sophia T · New York : E.P. Dutton & Co. · leaf 103
e little boy found the tree where the owllived, at the edge of the woods. **Owl, please tell me I he said. Where is mycap? Two round eyes stared down at him. The owlshook its feathers and asked: Have you looked outdoors? Yes. Have you looked in your bedroom? Yes. 88 LITTLE NO-CAP Have you looked on… … THE LANTERN I HAD a yellow lantern;I hung it on a treeAnd set a candle in itFor anyone to see. I thought, how glad the traveller,Who goes by in the dark,To see it glowing roundlyLike lamps about the park; I thought the boat would like itThat sailed upon the lakeWith wings spread soft as…
Children's poetry, American
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