DEAR God, may I not dream
The Dragon-dream to-night,—
And please do not forget
To make it light
On time again
For me. Amen.
Copyright, 1908, by Duffield and Co.
CAP AND BELLS
THEY make me laugh and clap my hands
When they run out in wide striped clothes
Of white, with red and yellow bands,
With pointed caps and pointed toes,—
The "funny men" at circus shows.
I wish I knew just how a clown
Can make his mouth up in a smile,
And wrinkle in a crinkly frown
His forehead all the while,
In that queer circus style.
One day when I had cried and cried
Because I lost the picture book
Which I had made, and mother tried
To comfort me, we went and took
A walk, to see how clown men look.
I soon forgot my book, and though
I loved it just the same,
I couldn't cry and miss it so,
And think about each picture's name
When all the clown men came.