THE HIGH CHAIR
Grimly the parent matches wit and will:
Now, Weesy, three more spoons! See Tom the cat,
He'd drink it. You want to be big and fat
Like Daddy, don't you? (Careful now, don't spill!)
Yes, Daddy'll dance, and blow smoke through his nose,
But you must finish first. Come, drink it up—
(Splash!) Oh, you must keep both hands on the cup.
All gone? Now for the prunes....
And so it goes.
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
Not long ago I fell in love,
But unreturned is my affection—
Pays little heed in my direction.
In fact, I'd had my arm around her;