Living
Lady Bird and Daddy Longlegs
From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)
Living
Lady-bird, in gown so gay,
Came creeping from the clover;
Daddy Longlegs went that way,
And nearly knocked her over.
"I'll tell my ant!" she cried out quick.
"It beats the bugs!" said he.
"A tad-pole for your walking stick
Would suit you well," said she.
Cite this poem
MLA
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Lady Bird and Daddy Longlegs.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/71/.
Chicago
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Lady Bird and Daddy Longlegs.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/71/.
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