Living

Baby's Ways

by Laura E. Richards 1850–1943

From In My Nursery (1890)

Living

Toddle, toddle, waddle, waddle,
On her little pinky toes.
Stumble, stumble, pitch and tumble,
That's the way the baby goes.

Prattle, prattle, rattle, rattle,
Little shouts and little shrieks,
Tears, with laughter coming after,
That's the way the baby speaks.

Playing, toying, still enjoying
Every sweet that Nature gives.
Smiling, weeping, waking, sleeping,
That's the way the baby lives.

MLA

Richards, Laura E. “Baby's Ways.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/richards_l/35/.

Chicago

Richards, Laura E. “Baby's Ways.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/richards_l/35/.

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