Living
Yes or No?
From Rhymes for the Young Folk (undated Cassell edition)
Living
Yes or No?
Stay or Go?
He never can tell, he never will know!
We must not wait,
We'll all be late,
While Barnaby puzzles his queer little pate!
What do you say?
Off and away!
Make up your mind to go or to stay.
Fix on your plan,
Step out like a man,
And follow your nose as fast as you can!
Cite this poem
MLA
Allingham, William. “Yes or No?” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/allingham/32/.
Chicago
Allingham, William. “Yes or No?” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/allingham/32/.
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