A Masque Of The Seasons Poem by James Whitcomb Riley

A Masque Of The Seasons

Rating: 2.9


Scene.--_A kitchen.--Group of Children, popping corn.--The Fairy Queen
of the Seasons discovered in the smoke of the corn-popper.--Waving her
wand, and, with eerie, sharp, imperious ejaculations, addressing the
bespelled auditors, who neither see nor hear her nor suspect her
presence._

QUEEN

Summer or Winter or Spring or Fall,--
Which do you like the best of all?


LITTLE JASPER

When I'm dressed warm as warm can be,
And with boots, to go
Through the deepest snow,
Winter-time is the time for me!


QUEEN

Summer or Winter or Spring or Fall,--
Which do you like the best of all?


LITTLE MILDRED

I like blossoms, and birds that sing;
The grass and the dew,
And the sunshine, too,--
So, best of all I like the Spring.


QUEEN

Summer or Winter or Spring or Fall,--
Which do you like the best of all?


LITTLE MANDEVILLE

O little friends, I most rejoice
When I hear the drums
As the Circus comes,--
So Summer-time's my special choice.


QUEEN

Summer or Winter or Spring or Fall,--
Which do you like the best of all?


LITTLE EDITH

Apples of ruby, and pears of gold,
And grapes of blue
That the bee stings through.--
Fall--it is all that my heart can hold!


QUEEN

Soh! my lovelings and pretty dears,
You've _each_ a favorite, it appears,--
Summer and Winter and Spring and Fall.--
That's the reason I send them _all_!

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Colleen Courtney 10 May 2014

Such a wonderful tale told here! Just the right amount fairytale!

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Rahman Henry 08 October 2015

Fabulous poem. wonderful.

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Susan Williams 08 October 2015

Can't you just imagine the scene in a play and the children in the audience all enthralled? The T

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M Asim Nehal 08 October 2015

In your own style, Nice poem.

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Savita Tyagi 08 October 2015

What a delightful poem. A sure favorite to read children.

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Seema Jayaraman 08 October 2015

lovely for reading aloud to lil children..

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Edward Kofi Louis 08 October 2015

Seasons of life! With the muse of nature at work. Nice piece.

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James Whitcomb Riley

James Whitcomb Riley

Greenfield, Indiana
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