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Poem
January 23, 1940
Henderson Daily Dispatch
Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
A short humorous dialogue about inquiring for provender is followed by 'Baby Poem No. 13,' a satirical verse critiquing overzealous modern advice in baby books to read poetry to infants, highlighting the problem of the baby straying while the parent reads.
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"Have you any provender today?" he asked. The clerk looked puzzled.
"Why, er, I'm sorry, sir, but we just sold the last of it a few minutes ago,"
BABY POEM NO. 13
Tiny babies when they're small
Haven't got a chance at all,
Baby books in modern days
Prod them on in many ways:
"Read to baby nursery rhymes,
Every day, and several times:
Don't be backward! As he plays
Read him sonnets, odes, and lays."
Thus they offer good advice.
Make you try it once or twice--
No one wants a child to laze.
Even in his cradle days:
Still one problem doth beset.
No one tells you how it's met:
While you read, in quite a daze.
Who finds baby when he strays?
"Why, er, I'm sorry, sir, but we just sold the last of it a few minutes ago,"
BABY POEM NO. 13
Tiny babies when they're small
Haven't got a chance at all,
Baby books in modern days
Prod them on in many ways:
"Read to baby nursery rhymes,
Every day, and several times:
Don't be backward! As he plays
Read him sonnets, odes, and lays."
Thus they offer good advice.
Make you try it once or twice--
No one wants a child to laze.
Even in his cradle days:
Still one problem doth beset.
No one tells you how it's met:
While you read, in quite a daze.
Who finds baby when he strays?
What sub-type of article is it?
Epigram
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Baby Poem
Reading To Babies
Child Rearing
Satirical Advice
Nursery Rhymes
Poem Details
Title
Baby Poem No. 13
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
While You Read, In Quite A Daze.
Who Finds Baby When He Strays?