Hello and Good-By
Hello and good-by
Hello and good-by
When Im in a swing
Swinging low and then high,
Good-by to the ground
Hello to the sky.
Hello to the rain
Good-by to the sun,
Then hello again sun
When the rain is all done.
In blows the winter,
Away the birds fly.
Good-by and hello
Hello and good-by
Brother
I had a little brother
And I brought him to my mother
And I said I want another
ittle brother for a !hange
"ut she said dont be a bother
So I took him to my father
And I said this little bother
#f a brothers $ery strange.
"ut he said one little brother
Is e%a!tly like another
And e$ery little brother
&isbeha$es a bit, he said.
So I took the little bother
'rom my mother and my father
And I (ut the little bother
#f a brother ba!k to bed.
The ittle )oll
*+harles ,ingsley
I on!e had a sweet little doll, dears,
The (rettiest doll in the world-
Her !heeks were so red and so white- dears,
And her hair was so !harmingly !urled.
"ut I lost my (oor little doll, dears,
As I (layed in the heath one day-
And I !ried for her more than a week, dears-
"ut I ne$er !ould find where she lay.
I found my (oor little doll, dears,
As I (layed in the heath one day.
'olks say she is terrible !hanged, dears,
'or her (aint is all washed away,
And her arm trodden off by the !ows, dears,
And her hair not the least bit !urled.
/et for old sakes0 sake she is still, dears,
The (rettiest doll in the world.
At the Seaside
*1obert ouis Ste$enson
When I was down beside the sea
A wooden s(ade they ga$e to me
To dig the sandy shore.
&y holes were em(ty like a !u(,
In e$ery hole the sea !ame u(,
Till it !ould !ome no more.
The Rainbow
*+hristina 1ossetti
"oats sail on the ri$ers,
And shi(s sail on the seas-
"ut !louds that sail a!ross the sky
Are (rettier than these.
There are bridges on the ri$ers,
As (retty as you (lease-
"ut the bow that bridges hea$en,
And o$erto(s the trees,
And builds a road from earth to sky,
Is (rettier far than these.
The Star
*2ane Taylor
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are3
4( abo$e the world so high,
ike a diamond in the sky.
When the bla5ing sun is gone,
When he nothing shines u(on,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.
Then the tra$eler in the dark,
Thanks you for your tiny s(ark,
He !ould not see whi!h way to go,
If you did not twinkle so.
In the dark blue sky you kee(,
And often through my !urtains (ee(,
'or you ne$er shut you eye,
Till the sun is in the sky.
As your bright and tiny s(ark,
ights the tra$eler in the dark-
Though I know not what you are,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
At The 6oo fair little girl sat under a tree,
Sewing as long as her eyes !ould see-
Then smoothed her work, and folded it right,
And said, 7)ear work, good night3 good night37
Su!h a number of rooks !ame o$er her head,
+rying, 7+aw3 +aw37 on their way to bed-
She said, as she wat!hed their !urious flight,
7ittle bla!k things, good night3 good night37
The horses neighed, and the o%en lowed,
The shee(0s 7"leat3 bleat37 !ame o$er the road-
All seeming to say, with a 8uiet delight,
7Good little girl, good night3 good night37
She did not say to the sun, 7Good night37
Though she saw him there like a ball of light,
'or she knew he had God0s time to kee(
All o$er the world, and ne$er !ould slee(.
The tall (ink fo%glo$e bowed his head,
The $iolets !urtsied and went to bed-
And good little u!y tied u( her hair,
And said on her knees her fa$ourite (rayer.
And while on her (illow she softly lay,
She knew nothing more till again it was day-
And all things said to the beautiful sun,
7Good morning3 good morning3 our work is begun3
*William &ake(ea!e Tha!keray
'irst I saw the white bear, then I saw the bla!k-
Then I saw the !amel with a hum( u(on his ba!k-
Then I saw the grey wolf, with mutton in his maw-
Then I saw the wombat waddle in the straw-
Then I saw the ele(hant a-wa$ing of his trunk-
Then I saw the monkeys-mer!y, how un(leasantly they-smelt3
