1Once Mr. Daddy Long-legs,Dressed in brown and gray,Walked about upon the sandsUpon a summer’s day;And there among the pebbles.When the wind was rather cold,He met with Mr. Floppy Fly.All dressed in blue and gold.And as...

ROADWAYSOne road leads to London,One road runs to Wales,My road leads me seawardsTo the white dipping sails,One road leads to the river,As it goes singing slow;My road leads to shipping,Where the bronzed sailors go....

A Word to Husbandsby Ogden NashTo keep your marriage brimmingWith love in the loving cup,Whenever you’re wrong, admit it;Whenever you’re right, shut up.Совет мужьямпо Огден НэшЧтоб сохранить любовь и брак,Не...

A Dream Within A Dreamby Edgar Allan PoeTake this kiss upon the brow!And, in parting from you now,Thus much let me avow--You are not wrong, who deemThat my days have been a dream;Yet if hope has flown awayIn a night, or...

Why are ye torturing me, O desires of my heart ?Torturing me and paining me by day and by night?Hunting me as a poor deer would be hunted on a hill,A poor long-wearied deer with the hound-pack after himThere's no ease to my paining in the...

The Perfect Friendby Shannen WrassToday I found a friendwho knew everything I feltshe knew my weaknessand the problems I've been dealt.She understood my wondersand listened to my dreams,she listened to how I felt about...

Роберт ФростThe great OverdogThat heavenly beastWith a star in one eyeGives a leap in the east.He dances uprightAll the way to the westAnd never once dropsOn his forefeet to rest.I'm a poor underdog,But to-night...

How doth the little crocodile...by Lewis CarrollHow doth the little crocodile...How doth the little crocodileImprove his shining tail,And pour the waters of the NileOn every golden scale!How cheerfully he seems to grinHow n...

A Song from the Sudsby Louisa May AlcottQueen of my tub, I merrily sing,While the white foam raises high,And sturdily wash, and rinse, and wring,And fasten the clothes to dry;Then out in the free fresh air they swing,Under...

George, Who played with a Dangerous Toyby Hilaire BellocAnd suffered a Catastrophe of considerable Dimensions.When George’s Grandmamma was toldThat George had been as good as Gold,She Promised in the AfternoonTo buy him and...