A Great Lady (Carolyn Wells Poems)
This is the Queen of Nonsense Land, She wears her bonnet on her hand; She carpets her ceilings and frescos ...
Carolyn Wells Poems (55 Poems)
Two Old Kings (Carolyn Wells Poems)
Oh! the King of Kanoodledum And the King of Kanoodledee, They went to sea In a jigamaree-- A full-rigged jigamaree. ...
The Erratic Rat (Carolyn Wells Poems)
There was a ridiculous Rat Who was awfully puffy and fat. "I'll carry," he said, "This plate on ...
Dorothy’s Opinion (Carolyn Wells Poems)
Mamma has bought a calendar, And every single page Has pictures on of little girls 'Most just about my age. ...
Puzzled (Carolyn Wells Poems)
There lived in ancient Scribbletown a wise old writer-man, Whose name was Homer Cicero Demosthenes McCann. He'd written treatises and ...
An April Joke (Carolyn Wells Poems)
Oh, it was a merry, gladsome day, When the April Fool met the Queen of May; She had roguish eyes ...
A Serious Question (Carolyn Wells Poems)
A kitten went a-walking One morning in July, And idly fell a-talking With a great big butterfly. The kitten's tone ...
A Long-Felt Want (Carolyn Wells Poems)
One day wee Willie and his dog Sprawled on the nursery floor. He had a florist's catalogue, And turned the ...
Our Club (Carolyn Wells Poems)
We're going to have the mostest fun! It's going to be a club; And no one can belong to it ...
The New Cup (Carolyn Wells Poems)
I've a lovely new cup from Uncle John, Said Dorothy; "only see-- It has beautiful golden letters on, And they ...
An Intercepted Valentine (Carolyn Wells Poems)
Little Bo-Peep, will you be mine? I want you for my Valentine. You are my choice of all the girls, ...
A Marvel (Carolyn Wells Poems)
An old astronomer there was Who lived up in a tower, Named Ptolemy Copernicus Flammarion McGower. He said: "I can ...
My Barometer (Carolyn Wells Poems)
My little maid with golden hair Comes each morning for a kiss; And I know the day will be fine ...
A Tragic Tale Of Tea (Carolyn Wells Poems)
The Beetle was blind, and the Bat was blinder, And they went to take tea with the Scissors-grinder. The Scissors-grinder ...
Young America (Carolyn Wells Poems)
Wee Willie sat a-thinking, And he shook his curly head. Around him on the nursery floor His treasures lay outspread. ...
The Butter Betty Bought (Carolyn Wells Poems)
Betty Botta bought some butter; "But," said she, "this butter's bitter! If I put it in my batter It will ...
The Grandiloquent Goat (Carolyn Wells Poems)
A very grandiloquent Goat Sat down to a gay table d'hote; He ate all the corks, The knives and the ...
The Spelling Lesson (Carolyn Wells Poems)
When Venus said: "Spell no for me," "N-O," Dan Cupid wrote with glee, And smiled at his ...
The Arch Armadillo (Carolyn Wells Poems)
There once was an arch Armadillo Who built him a hut 'neath a willow; He hadn't a bed ...
A Modern Invention (Carolyn Wells Poems)
Old Santa Claus is up-to-date, And hereafter, rumors say, He'll come with his pack of glittering toys, And visit the ...
The Smiling Shark (Carolyn Wells Poems)
There was an old Shark with a smile So broad you could see it a mile. He said to ...
The 4.04 Train (Carolyn Wells Poems)
There's a train at 4.04, said Miss Jenny; "Four tickets I'll take. Have you any?" Said the man at ...
Opulent Ollie (Carolyn Wells Poems)
One Saturday opulent Ollie Thought he'd go for a ride on the trolley; But his pennies were few,-- He only ...
The Musical Carp (Carolyn Wells Poems)
There once was a corpulent carp Who wanted to play on a harp, But to his chagrin So ...
The Happy Hyena (Carolyn Wells Poems)
There once was a happy Hyena Who played on an old concertina. He dressed very well, And in ...