E. RENDALL(HOME STUDENT)
E. RENDALL(HOME STUDENT)
E. RENDALL(HOME STUDENT)
(For Julia)
Herelies a Costermonger,Tall was she,Just the very size you'd wish aChristmas tree to be.All life long she stood a-hawkingSmall delights,Merry scornings, gay good-mornings,Kind good-nights.Bright balloons of mirth she'd cry you,Apples of jest,Laces—but you found them heartstrings—Of the best,Quips and kisses, April laughter,Had you a mindThere were posies—all she sold youPaid for in kind.Scraps of fun and fluffs of fancy,Trayfuls of toysFor stock-in-trade: for customersGrown-up girls and boys.Here lies a Costermonger,Dark the world to meAs when they've put the candles outOn a Christmas tree.
Herelies a Costermonger,Tall was she,Just the very size you'd wish aChristmas tree to be.All life long she stood a-hawkingSmall delights,Merry scornings, gay good-mornings,Kind good-nights.Bright balloons of mirth she'd cry you,Apples of jest,Laces—but you found them heartstrings—Of the best,Quips and kisses, April laughter,Had you a mindThere were posies—all she sold youPaid for in kind.Scraps of fun and fluffs of fancy,Trayfuls of toysFor stock-in-trade: for customersGrown-up girls and boys.Here lies a Costermonger,Dark the world to meAs when they've put the candles outOn a Christmas tree.
Herelies a Costermonger,Tall was she,Just the very size you'd wish aChristmas tree to be.All life long she stood a-hawkingSmall delights,Merry scornings, gay good-mornings,Kind good-nights.Bright balloons of mirth she'd cry you,Apples of jest,Laces—but you found them heartstrings—Of the best,Quips and kisses, April laughter,Had you a mindThere were posies—all she sold youPaid for in kind.Scraps of fun and fluffs of fancy,Trayfuls of toysFor stock-in-trade: for customersGrown-up girls and boys.Here lies a Costermonger,Dark the world to meAs when they've put the candles outOn a Christmas tree.
Herelies a Costermonger,
Tall was she,
Just the very size you'd wish a
Christmas tree to be.
All life long she stood a-hawking
Small delights,
Merry scornings, gay good-mornings,
Kind good-nights.
Bright balloons of mirth she'd cry you,
Apples of jest,
Laces—but you found them heartstrings—
Of the best,
Quips and kisses, April laughter,
Had you a mind
There were posies—all she sold you
Paid for in kind.
Scraps of fun and fluffs of fancy,
Trayfuls of toys
For stock-in-trade: for customers
Grown-up girls and boys.
Here lies a Costermonger,
Dark the world to me
As when they've put the candles out
On a Christmas tree.