Three Nursery Rhymes for my grandchildren

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The Little Girl in the Piano

There is a girl in the piano’s shine

And she looks exactly just like me.

Whenever I crawl to that same place

It’s the same little girl I always see.

She has my doll and has my toys

She sits so quietly and makes no noise.

Whenever I want her she’s always there,

She wears my clothes and has my hair,

She has my smile and shares my stare,

And finally she even has my glare,

Especially when at last I see

That she does nothing but copy me.

The Little White Dog

The little white dog sits on the bookcase

On top of the big red dictionary.

When my Pa’s hand goes behind his back

He nods his head and barks at me.

He has a little black nose and a pointy face

And his coat is snowy white,

A little red vest that says “Guide Dog Pups”

And eyes that are black and bright.

I think he’s funny and very cute;

He makes me smile and laugh

But though he barks and nods his head

His voice does seem a lot like Pa’s.

Looking at Books and Practising Words.

Eleanor Miette with sparkling eyes

Is looking at books and practising words

And because she is just twelve months old

Some people may scoff and say “Absurd”

Her mother says she’s got more than thirty

And even Grandpa can understand a few.

He smiles and he knows that on every day

Eleanor Miette is finding something new.

Whenever she comes into the lounge

Eleanor Miette gives a sweet little growl.

It is the leopard’s picture on the wall

That makes her whisper her gentle “Miaow”.

But when it’s dark and time for bed

Though she can chatter, wave and say “Bye bye”,

Eleanor Miette, like so many babes

Just crumples her face and starts to cry.