Negligent Mary Poem by Ann Taylor

Negligent Mary

Rating: 3.0


AH, Mary! what, do you for dolly not care?
And why is she left on the floor?
Forsaken, and cover'd with dust, I declare;
With you I must trust her no more.

I thought you were pleased, as you took her so gladly,
When on your birthday she was sent;
Did I ever suppose you would use her so sadly?
Was that, do you think, what I meant?

With her bonnet of straw you once were delighted,
And trimm'd it so pretty with pink;
But now it is crumpled, and dolly is slighted:
Her nurse quite forgets her, I think.

Suppose now–for Mary is dolly to me,
Whom I love to see tidy and fair–
Suppose I should leave you, as dolly I see,
In tatters, and comfortless there.

But dolly feels nothing, as you do, my dear,
Nor cares for her negligent nurse:
If I were as careless as you are, I fear,
Your lot, and my fault, would be worse.

And therefore it is, in my Mary, I strive
To check every fault that I see:
Mary's doll is but waxen–mamma's is alive,
And of far more importance than she.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Jayne Louise Davies 15 June 2022

A great poem. Enjoyable read.

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Manonton Dalan 28 November 2015

nice to read about things in the past...yes we still do

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Erik Doex 17 June 2022

Nourishing for the soul and mind alike

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Amber Piercy 15 June 2022

I really enjoy your style of writing it reminds me of oldschool poetry and this was a very devine read so thank you.

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Bri Edwards 15 June 2022

'Ann Gilbert (née Taylor; 30 January 1782 - 20 December 1866) was an English poet and literary critic.' Wikipedia bri ;) 5 stars from Bri

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