Carolyn Wells Poems

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11.
The Mercury's Plaint

I don't know why I'm slandered so,
If I go high,--if I go low,--
There's always some one who will say,
'Just see that mercury to-day!'
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12.
The Two Bears

Prince Curlilocks remarked one day
To Princess Dimplecheek,
'I haven't had a real good play
For more than 'most a week.'
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13.
The Pirate Poodle

Once there was a Pirate Poodle,
And he sailed the briny seas
From the land of Yankee Doodle
Southward to the Caribbees.
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14.
A Great Lady

This is the Queen of Nonsense Land,
She wears her bonnet on her hand;
She carpets her ceilings and frescos her floors,
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15.
An Alphabet Zoo

A was an apt Alligator,
Who wanted to be a head-waiter;
He said, 'I opine
In that field I could shine,
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16.
The Butter Betty Bought

Betty Botta bought some butter;
'But,' said she, 'this butter's bitter!
If I put it in my batter
It will make my batter bitter.
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17.
The Strike Of The Fireworks

'Twas the night before the Fourth of July, the people slept serene;
The fireworks were stored in the old town hall that stood
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18.
The Very Merry Voyage Of The Macaroni Man

This figure here before you is a Macaroni Man,
Who is built, as you may notice, on a most ingenious plan.
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19.
The Rhyme Of Triangular Tommy

Triangular Tommy, one morning in May,
Went out for a walk on the public highway.
Just here I will say,
'Twas a bright sunny day,
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20.
Bobby's Pocket

Our Bobby is a little boy, of six years old, or so;
And every kind of rubbish in his pocket he will stow.
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