Secor, Eugene, b. 1841, Secor, Alson, b. 1871, Juvenile Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · Des Moines, Ia. : Successful Farming · leaf 39
e said, because we dontSee things we ought to—or we wont.An then we often blindly missThe path to happiness. My granpa knows a lotThats awful hard for me,But when Im big as like as notIll be as wise as he. One, two, three, four-— To each I pointed Till they were counted And laid out on the floor.… … Darling pussy-cat!Lying on my lap, Snoring while you nap,Fur as soft as Mammas muff,You look innocent enoughSleeping, purring, snoring,Into dreamland soaring.What is it you dream about?Catching mice, I have no doubt—Maybe, though, it is a rat.Purring pussy cat! Sly old pussy-cat!Such velvety…
Children's poetry
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