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Poem of the Day number twenty-nine: The Fairies, by William Allingham

Strangely, I had the opening lines of this poem running round and round my brain a few days ago but I hadn’t looked ahead in my book!

Poem of the Day number twenty-eight: The Little Elf, by John Kendrick Bangs

Poem of the Day number twenty-seven: The Elf and the Dormouse, by Oliver Herford

Poem of the Day number twenty-six: The Dinkey-Bird, by Eugene Field. I’ve never met a Eugene Field poem I didn’t like! :)

Poem of the Day number twenty-five: Judging by Appearances, by Emilie Poulsson

Poem of the Day number twenty-four: Mr. Moon, by Bliss Carman

My beloved Cousin Chloe recorded The Long Winter for us! It’s the perfect story for this shelter-in-place Covid-19 lockdown.

Find it here, either streaming or as a podcast feed:

http://kayray.org/laura-ingalls-wilder/

Poem of the Day number twenty-three: The Moon’s the North Wind’s Cooky, by Vachel Lindsay

Poem of the Day number twenty-two: The Duel, by Eugene Field.

I love this one! In case you don’t know, gingham and calico are types of fabric that you might make soft toys from. Gingham looks like a typical checkered picnic cloth, and calico is usually flowered. :)

Poem of the Day number twenty-one: Tomorrow’s the Fair, by Anonymous.

I guess gingerbread nuts were the fair-treat before deep-fried everything was invented! :)

Poem of the Day number twenty: The Cow by Robert Louis Stevenson. I love this one so much!

Poem of the Day number nineteen: Only One Mother, by George Cooper

Poem of the Day number eighteen: Jabberwocky, by Lewis Carroll. One of my all-time favorite poems! Stay safe, wash your hands, and stay six feet away from any Jabberwocks you might meet in the tulgey wood!

Poem of the Day number seventeen: There Were Two Ghostesses, by Anonymous

Poem of the Day number sixteen: The Three Little Kittens, by Eliza Lee Follen

Up till now I’ve been reading from a library ebook, but it’s due soon so I bought my own copy. It’s only about $3! If you buy it too, consider buying from bookshop.org to support local bookstores.

Poem of the Day number fifteen: Nurse’s Song by William Blaze

Poem of the Day number fourteen: Whisky Frisky, by Anonymous

Poem of the Day number thirteen: A Frisky Lamb, by Christina Rossetti. Perfect for a Spring day!

Stay home, wash your hands, be safe!

Poem of the Day, number twelve: Trees, by Sara Coleridge

I just took a shower and washed my hair for the first time in 10 or maybe 12 days! Yay!!!

Poem of the Day number 11: Trees, by Joyce Kilmer

I am safely home again after emergency brain surgery. I had a burr hole craniotomy to relieve pressure in my skull that was caused by a mysterious subdural hematoma. Funny hair-do is because half my hair is gone and I have an alarming Frankenstein’s Monster wound, and I don’t want to scare anyone! Also have not washed my hair in nine days. Yikes.

I hope all my friends and listeners are safe during this global Covid-19 pandemic. Please please please shelter in place, wear a mask if you must go out, and wash your hands obsessively.

My hospital, UCSF, is braced for impact but every nurse, doctor, cleaning person, and food service person is showing up and doing their job to keep us well. Please do your part to stop the spread!