Living

Baby's Belongings

by Laura E. Richards 1850–1943

From In My Nursery (1890)

Living

Here are the baby's bonny blue eyes.
What shall we give her to see?
A calico doll and a parrotty poll,
As funny as funny can be.

Here are the baby's little pink ears.
What shall we give her to hear?
A bell that will ring, and a bird that will sing,
And a brook that goes tinkling clear.

Here is the baby's little wee nose.
What shall we give her to smell?
A hyacinth blue and a violet too,
And roses and lilies as well.

Here is the baby's pretty red mouth.
What shall we give her to eat?
A sugary heart and a raspberry tart,
And everything else that is sweet.

And here are the baby's little fat hands.
What shall we give her to hold?
A sunbeam? That's right! and a rainbow bright,
And plenty of silver and gold.

MLA

Richards, Laura E. “Baby's Belongings.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/richards_l/20/.

Chicago

Richards, Laura E. “Baby's Belongings.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/richards_l/20/.

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