Potter, Miriam Clark, 1886-1965, Balcom, Sophia T · New York : E.P. Dutton & Co. · leaf 146
fast is a welcome sight;Down the hilly stairs I coa^Toward the land of milk and toast;Dishes blueAnd cloth of white,Yellow, mellowMorning light. On the isle of oaten grainFirst I pour the milky rain;Sweet and sparkly sugar snowFlutters softly downward, so; Then I eat As well I should Oatmeal Island… … 133 THE BIG BLACK SOMETHING JIMMY was in bed, and the door was open alittle way. Looking out, he saw a big blacksomething that moved. He sat up and stared. Then he called, Mother! Mother was sewing in her room just across thehall. She came to the door. What is it, Jimmy?she asked. The big black…
Children's poetry, American
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