On afternoons, when baby boy has had a splendid nap,
And sits, like any monarch on his throne, in nurse's lap,
In some such wise my handkerchief I hold before my face,
And cautiously and quietly I move about the place;
Then, with a cry, I suddenly expose my face to view,
And you should hear him laugh and crow when I say 'Booh'!
Sometimes the rascal tries to make believe that he is scared,
And really, when I first began, he stared, and stared, and stared;
And then his under lip came out and farther out it came,
Till mamma and the nurse agreed it was a 'cruel shame' -
But now what does that same wee, toddling, lisping baby do
But laugh and kick his little heels when I say 'Booh! '
He laughs and kicks his little heels in rapturous glee, and then
In shrill, despotic treble bids me 'do it all aden! '
And I - of course I do it; for, as his progenitor,
It is such pretty, pleasant play as this that I am for!
And it is, oh, such fun I and sure that we shall rue
The time when we are both too old to play the game 'Booh! '
An excellent poem about a baby, Eugene Field only wrote poems for kids, true remarkable poet, he died very young at the age of 45. Very sad
An insightful piece written with a tinge of humour. A beautiful work of art...
A wonderful and entertaining write. Beautifully crafted.
A beautiful piece nicely embellished with poetic rhyme and rhythm. Thanks for sharing.....
5 Stars fullest for this worthy poem. He married very young, but coincidentally he died very young too at 45 years Very remarkable poet. Great Classic Poem Of The Day.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
i think that this poem has good visualisation