EVERY-DAY VERSES
BY ALDEN ARTHUR KNIPE
PICTURES BY EMILIE BENSON KNIPE
THIRSTY FLOWERS
I have a little wat’ring-pot,
It holds two quarts I think,
And when the days are very hot
I give the plants a drink.
They lift their heads as flowers should,
And look so green and gay;
I’m sure that if they only could,
“We thank you, Sir,” they’d say.
SHARING WITH OTHERS
Sometimes Mother gives to me
Such a lot of money—See!
But it’s very hard to buy
All the things you’d like to try,
And you always share your penny
With a child who hasn’t any.