|
| |
|
|
|
|
Type of Poem : Funny Poems
Title of Poem: Henry King by Hilaire Belloc
|
WHO CHEWED BITS OF STRINGS, AND WAS EARLY CUT OFF IN DREADFUL AGONIES
HE Chief Defect of Henry King
Was chewing little bits of String.
At last he swallowed some which tied
Itself in ugly Knots inside.
Physicians of the Utmost Fame
Were called at once; but when they came
They answered, as they took their Fees,
'There is no Cure for this Disease.
Henry will very soon be dead.'
His parents stood about his Bed
Lamenting his Untimely Death,
When Henry, with his Latest Breath,
Cried 'Oh, my Friends, be warned by me,
That Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, and Tea
Are all the Human Frame requires...'
With that, the Wretched Child expires.
'Henry King' is reprinted from Cautionary Tales. Hilaire Belloc. 1907.
|
|
|
Poetic poetry poems for
children . . . and extremely clever cats . . .
Our collection of kids poetry
has over a thousand
fantastic poems . . . some short, some long and some just exceedingly
average.
If you have written a fabulous poem
and would like to see it published on this website - send it to our
webmaster . . .
More Poems for Children |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
