Living

What Bobby Said

by Laura E. Richards 1850–1943

From In My Nursery (1890)

Living

I don't think it's right!
I don't think it's fair!
I don't like Easter
At all! so there!

It's only because
I'm young, you see,
They think they can play
Their tricks upon me.

They brought me an egg,
And a beauty, too!
All golden yellow,
With stripes of blue.

They said 'twas a true egg,
A truly true!
And, of course, I supposed
It was so all through;

But when it was opened,
Just think what a shame!
'Twas just like the white ones,
Just 'zactly the same!

Part white and part yellow,
No bit of it blue,
And it tasted the same
As the other ones, too.

I don't think it's right,
And I don't think it's fair,
And I don't like Easter
At all! so there!

MLA

Richards, Laura E. “What Bobby Said.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/richards_l/92/.

Chicago

Richards, Laura E. “What Bobby Said.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/richards_l/92/.

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