Ladybird, you're very neat
From tiny head to little feet,
I like your coat of red and black,
I like your clean and shining back.
Do you polish it each night
To make it shine so gay and bright,
Or do you keep a tiny fay
Who rubs it up for you each day?
Beneath your shiny back there lie
The gauzy wings with which you fly,
You're spreading them - oh please don't go,
There's such a lot I want to know.
Your house is burning, do you say?
Ah, well, of course, you mustn't stay!
What a delightful poem, I love it! ...the gauzy wings with which you fly...real poetry here, thanks for sharing.
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I am always fascinated by the ladybirds. Tiny and unfazed, I think they get their hall of fame from Enid.