Children's Party Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCCDEEFGGGHHGGGIJJ GGGIAA| May I join you in the doghouse Rover | A |
| I wish to retire till the party's over | A |
| Since three o'clock I've done my best | B |
| To entertain each tiny guest My conscience now I've left behind me | C |
| And if they want me let them find me | C |
| I blew their bubbles I sailed their boats | D |
| I kept them from each other's throats I told them tales of magic lands | E |
| I took them out to wash their hands | E |
| I sorted their rubbers and tied their laces | F |
| I wiped their noses and dried their faces Of similarities there's lots | G |
| Twixt tiny tots and Hottentots | G |
| I've earned repose to heal the ravages | G |
| Of these angelic looking savages Oh progeny playing by itself | H |
| Is a lonely little elf | H |
| But progeny in roistering batches | G |
| Would drive St francis from here to Natchez Shunned are the games a parent proposes | G |
| They prefer to squirt each other with hoses | G |
| Their playmates are their natural foemen | I |
| And they like to poke each other's abdomen Their joy needs another woe's to cushion it | J |
| Say a puddle and someone littler to push in it | J |
| They observe with glee the ballistic results | G |
| Of ice cream with spoons for catapults And inform the assembly with tears and glares | G |
| That everyone's presents are better than theirs | G |
| Oh little women and little men | I |
| Someday I hope to love you again But not till after the party's over | A |
| So give me the key to the doghouse Rover | A |
Ogden Nash
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