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Poem of the Day number thirty-one: Minnie and Winnie, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Poem of the Day number thirty: An Unsuspected Fact, by Edward Cannon

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!