MONDAY'S CHILD #34

                                                            Jessie Wilcox Smith/ 1914


JUST DISCOVERED an interesting site.  Part of the plot to tie me to blogging forever!  Will be taking a chance and joining Monday's Child #34, for the opportunity to write a piece of children's poetry or prose, based on that wonderful illustration by Wilcox/ Smith.  The posting is open from Monday thru Sunday..so y'all come!  Hope I can do this..after all, people are always telling me that I'm acting like a child!


SIPPING TEA

Mother chose
Minky the Monkey
to teach Carlotta
to sip her tea.

First, don't talk
with your hands
when you take a piece of cake...
crumbs are bound to fall
into your ears.

Don't tip the cup
away from you
or the cream will overflow.

Don't let your pink ribbons
dip into your tea,
'cause they will drip
on your fancy dress.

Pinkies up,
pick up the cup
and sip, don't slurp.
Don't talk
with your mouth full,
and elbows off the table.

Let's sit back,
listen to the robin
sing for his supper,

sitting on a petal
near the windowsill,
waiting for a crumb of crumpet
to come his hungry way.


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