Living
Pins in the Carpet, Tacks in the Floor
From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)
Living
Pins in the carpet, tacks in the floor,
Needles in the drugget, wind through the door,
Fire in the fender! Oh, it beats all!
There isn't a place where our baby can crawl.
Cite this poem
MLA
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Pins in the Carpet, Tacks in the Floor.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/134/.
Chicago
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Pins in the Carpet, Tacks in the Floor.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/134/.
Read this poem with the Codex →