Poems by Carolyn Wells
Found Wanting
... For things with long and tiresome names,--I don't know what they mean ...
My Barometer
... Or I know the clouds will frown and lower, ...
The Rhyme Of Triangular Tommy
... They played hide-and-seek, they played marbles and tag, ...
Styx River Anthology
... ' "Spoon River Anthology," wherein characters from famous poems and novels recite their own epithets ...
An Alice Alphabet
... M, the Mock Turtle, whose tears freely flowed ...
An Old Love
... Well--p'raps I'll love the new one--but ...
The Spelling Lesson
... "Ah, child," said Venus, laughing low, &emsp ...
The Grandiloquent Goat
... He said: "Corn, if you please, ...
A Day Dream
... Rumpled, crumpled, soiled, and frayed-- ...
The Roll Of Roly Poly Roy
... He rolled and rolled and rolled and rolled, ...
An Intercepted Valentine
... With your blushing cheeks and your fluttering curls, ...
An Alphabet Zoo
... They caught her and killed her and canned her ...
A Bicycle Built For Two
... Said, "I think that the thing can be done, ...
The Happy Hyena
... Who played on an old concertina ...
A Long-Felt Want
... Sprawled on the nursery floor ...
