Everyone grumbled. The sky was grey.
We had nothing to do and nothing to say.
We were nearing the end of a dismal day,
And there seemed to be nothing beyond,
THEN
Daddy fell into the pond!
And everyone's face grew merry and bright,
And Timothy danced for sheer delight.
'Give me the camera, quick, oh quick!
He's crawling out of the duckweed.'
Click!
Then the gardener suddenly slapped his knee,
And doubled up, shaking silently,
And the ducks all quacked as if they were daft
And is sounded as if the old drake laughed.
O, there wasn't a thing that didn't respond
WHEN
Daddy fell into the pond!
This poem makes me laugh and I can share it with friends at church.
What a love of laughter! It is very true somedays are so boring or gloomy that they really require an absurd accident to lighten the mood. I wonder if this ever actually happened? I think it very well could have.
its sad the daddy the took a picture of him but still I would do that
I love the lines There wasn't a thing that didn't respond when daddy fell into a pond.. ...but, still trying to make out the whole in whole especially the part that read: THEN Daddy fell into the pond! did he fall in intentionally? ? ?
My daughter recited this poem at her talent show and the WHOLE crowd laughed this is an AMAZING poem! : )
It surprised me the dad never died in the end. Still disappointing.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
This reminds me of the instruction given to staff at Butlin's Holiday Camps to keep up the fun: 'If the mood in the dining hall gets heavy - dropp some plates! '