old man rain
old man rain at the windowpane
knocks and fumbles and knocks again:
his long-nailed fingers slip and strain:
old man rain at the windowpane
knocks all night but knocks in vain.
old man rain.
knocks and fumbles and knocks again:
his long-nailed fingers slip and strain:
old man rain at the windowpane
knocks all night but knocks in vain.
old man rain.
by madison cawein (1865 - 1914)
That sounds almost like a fingerplay verse.
ReplyDeleteIt does . . I'll have to remember it for any little ones I come across . . :)
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