I needed a poem to make me smile today so here’s a little one by John Kendrick Bangs.
The Little Elf
I MET a little Elf-man, once,
Down where the lilies blow.
I asked him why he was so small
And why he didn’t grow.
He slightly frowned, and with his eye
He looked me through and through.
“I ’m quite as big for me,” said he,
“As you are big for you,”
John Kendrick Bangs
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I’ve always loved that poem
It’s right up there with Custard The Dragon 🙂
GOOD choice!
I really do like this (hadn’t seen it before). Made me smile. Thanks.
This is too cute and funny. Thanks for a laugh.
Vivian
TadMack says:
Oh, MAN! We had to memorize this one in first grade!! Okay, so we probably didn’t have to, but I am the geeky child that did it. Thanks for the reminder of a really cute little poem!
Elfs!? And some people are scared of clowns?
don, devast.