Social Commentaries

Inconsiderate Hannah

by Harry Graham 1874–1936

From Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes (1902)

Social Commentaries

Naughty little Hannah said
She could make her grandma whistle,
So, that night, inside her bed
Placed some nettles and a thistle.

Though dear grandma quite infirm is,
Heartless Hannah watched her settle,
With her poor old epidermis
Resting up against a nettle.

Suddenly she reached the thistle!
My! you should have heard her whistle!

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A successful plan was Hannah's,
But I cannot praise her manners.

MLA

Graham, Harry. “Inconsiderate Hannah.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/graham_h/3/.

Chicago

Graham, Harry. “Inconsiderate Hannah.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/graham_h/3/.

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