Living
Wind for the Tree Top
From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)
Living
Wind for the tree-top, sun for the spear;
Johnny will be a big boy in a year.
When he is big he can battle the storm;
While he is little, we'll wrap him up warm.
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MLA
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Wind for the Tree Top.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/175/.
Chicago
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Wind for the Tree Top.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/175/.
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