Sunday, 29 March 2009

Favourite Poems

Other people's choices have a habit of appearing all over Blogland, from time to time. As today is Sunday, I have a particularly apt one for all those endeavouring to be especially good on the Sabbath. It comes from a very old book by Marion St John Webb, first published in 1914, and the entire volume is written exactly as a child might speak. The beautiful illustrations on every page were drawn by A H Watson and are equally delightful, although you can't see them! Due to the great age of the original, I hope I am not infringing any copyright when I share with you:-

As Good As Gold

I wonder what it's like
To be as good as gold,
'Cos that's how good I ought to be
I'm always bein' told.
I'd like to be like gold,
Jus' once - jus' so's to see.

I wonder what would gold be like
If gold was good as me !
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15 comments:

  1. Anvilcloud29 March 2009 at 12:58

    Hope your Sunday is golden.

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  2. Woman in a Window29 March 2009 at 13:25

    Sweet, Jinksy. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. Carolina29 March 2009 at 14:01

    But you ARE as good as gold!

    Hugs xx
    word verification is howeedno

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  4. Leslie29 March 2009 at 14:36

    That is so sweet !
    Thanks, for sharing.
    Have a Blessed Sunday.
    Hugs~~~~Leslie

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  5. Anonymous29 March 2009 at 16:07

    That is really nice. I like poetry and prose like this. And this has a special meaning to me that I had forgotten.

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  6. Rosaria Williams29 March 2009 at 16:18

    But it is already as good as you! It takes one to recognize the other, don't you think so?

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  7. Patty29 March 2009 at 16:42

    Very cute.

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  8. Kathryn Magendie29 March 2009 at 17:39

    Aw, now how cute is that? *smiling*

    I like looking at your smiling face there - you look mischievous!

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  9. Gerry Hatrić29 March 2009 at 18:50

    Awww. That's too precious.

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  10. Anonymous29 March 2009 at 21:17

    Oh how I relate! Love the last line best, though!

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  11. Dr.John29 March 2009 at 21:52

    If gold was as good as us it would be woth about what American curency is now worth.

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  12. Stella Jones29 March 2009 at 22:33

    I like that little ditty. Thanks for sharing it with us.
    Blessings, Star

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  13. Lee30 March 2009 at 01:47

    Wonderful poem, Jinsky! It made me laugh! Hope you had a golden Sunday, mine surely was as I had a lovely call from my sister.

    Peace! Hope! & Joy!
    Lee

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  14. Suldog30 March 2009 at 14:55

    I love bits of whimsy like that. Thanks for sharing!

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  15. Garnetrose31 March 2009 at 05:55

    I love the poem. I don;t know you well yet but I bet you are as good as gold.

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