Potter, Miriam Clark, 1886-1965, Balcom, Sophia T · New York : E.P. Dutton & Co. · leaf 129
own to drop them;But now they all get up and walk—Theres no one there to stop them. They climb upon the clothesline quick;Theyre circus people now.They walk along the gray tight-ropeFrom post to apple bough; 114 THE CLOTHESPIN PEOPLE They balance on their wooden toesAnd scare the midnight cats.The… … Then Aunt Edna read them alovely tale. Margaret, who was just four. Aunt Edna had 116 THE PICNIC packed up a delicious lunch, which she had put intothe nursery waste basket, because that had a handle.It was nearly full and quite heavy, with severalboxes of food and a big bottle of milk. Aunt Edna…
Children's poetry, American
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