William Brighty Rands Plain Poems
- 1. Polly
Brown eyes,
Straight nose;
Dirt pies,
Rumpled clothes;
... - 2. The Dream Of A Boy Who Lived At Nine-elms
Nine grenadiers, with bayonets in their guns;
Nine bakers' baskets, with hot cross buns;
Nine brown elephants standing in a row;
Nine new velocipedes, good ones to go;
... - 3. The Dream Of A Girl Who Lived At Seven-oaks
Seven sweet singing birds up in a tree;
Seven swift sailing ships white upon the sea;
Seven bright weather-cocks shining in the sun;
Seven slim race-horses ready for a run;
... - 4. The Thought
Into the skies, one summer's day,
I sent a little Thought away;
Up to where, in the blue round,
The sun sat shining without sound.
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