A vase upon the mantelpiece,
A ship upon the sea,
A goat upon a mountain-top
Are much the same to me;
But when you mention melon jam,
Or picnics by the creek,
Or apple pies, or pantomimes,
I love to hear you speak.
The date of Magna Carta or
The doings of the Dutch,
Or capes, or towns, or verbs, or nouns
Do not excite me much;
But when you mention motor rides -
Down by the sea for choice
Or chasing games, or chocolates,
I love to hear your voice.
In a published book
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A very simple and touching piece. It is very easy to understand as stated before but very sentimental. Thank you for sharing. ~C J Weatherholt
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The vocabulary is simplistic as it should be for a child's poem, and you can sense the date in the use of slang words like motor rides. So its also interesting in a historical sense. There's a good sense of rhythem that is easy for a child to pick up and understand. so, i think, as a child's poem its very successful.
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this poem is absolutely brilliant !!
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Whilst posting these lovely children poems of C J Dennis - I'm enjoying myself so much. This one however has, so far, stood out from the others.
The power of one human voice - absolutely amazing!
~Von~
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