Ringgold Wilmer Lardner Small Poems

  • 1.
    I can't understand why you pass up the toys
    That Santa considered just right for small boys;
    I can't understand why you turn up your nose
    At dogs, hobby-horses, and treasures like those,
    ...
  • 2.
    Why do you love your Cousin Paull?
    For his sweet face, his smile, and all
    The little tricks that charm us so?
    You're not quite old enough to know
    ...
  • 3.
    One thing that's yours, my little child
    Your poor old dad is simply wild
    To own. It's not a book or toy;
    It's your imagination, boy.
    ...
  • 4.
    Spring, you are welcome, for you are the friend of
    Fathers of all little girlies and chaps.
    Spring, you are welcome, for you mean the end of
    Bundling them up in their cold-weather wraps.
    ...
  • 5.
    Since he began to talk and sing,
    I've learned one interesting thing -
    The value of a verb is small;
    In fact, it has no worth at all.
    ...
Total 5 Small Poems by Ringgold Wilmer Lardner

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