Living

My Laddie

by Mary Mapes Dodge 1831–1905

From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)

Living

Oh! have you seen my laddie?
His heart is true and kind;
His cheeks are fresh and rosy,
His hair floats on the wind.

He's a brave and lightsome laddie,
On honest toil intent.
Oh! we had some words this morning,
And I don't know where he went.

You'll know if he's my laddie
By the twinkle in his ee
When you whisper to him softly
That he may come to me.

MLA

Dodge, Mary Mapes. “My Laddie.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/9/.

Chicago

Dodge, Mary Mapes. “My Laddie.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/9/.

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