A Spring Thought
The new birds tweet, and buds come sweet,
And puffy clouds are in the sky.
The world is full of little girls,
But very few as nice as I!
The Zoo
We were walking in the zoo,
And all the animals looked at us;
The bear and the hippopotamus,
And quite a few
Lions and wolves and a yak and a gnu.
And we were glad some one had made
Cages around them, so that we
Could walk there and not be afraid:
But could just pretend that they were free;
And could eat us both—if they wanted to.
Six in June
The leaves are born; the organ man
Has got a new, quick tune.
It's rained. The kitten's gone to sleep:—
And I'll be six in June!