Relationships
Birthday Talk for a Child (Iris)
From The Rainbow and the Rose (1905)
Relationships
DADDY dear, I'm only four
And I'd rather not be more:
Four's the nicest age to be--
Two and two, or one and three.
All I love is two and two,
Mother, Fabian, Paul and you;
All you love is one and three,
Mother, Fabian, Paul and me.
Give your little girl a kiss
Because she learned and told you this.
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Codex Note
From The Rainbow and the Rose (1905)
Cite this poem
MLA
Nesbit, E. “Birthday Talk for a Child (Iris).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/nesbit/160/.
Chicago
Nesbit, E. “Birthday Talk for a Child (Iris).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/nesbit/160/.
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