Living
In the Basket
From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)
Living
Say, do you hear my basket
Go "kippy! kippy! pe-ek"?
Maybe my funny basket
Is learning how to speak.
If you want to know the secret,
Go ask the speckled hen,
And tell her when I've warmed them
I'll bring them back again.
Cite this poem
MLA
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “In the Basket.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/92/.
Chicago
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “In the Basket.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/92/.
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