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Random Poem of the Day

1No baby in the house, I know, --
2    'Tis far too nice and clean;
3No toys by careless fingers strewn,
4    Upon the floors are seen.
5No finger-marks are on the panes,
6    No scratches on the chairs,
7No wooden men set up in rows,
8    Or marshaled off in pairs;
9No little stockings to be darned,
10    All ragged at the toes,
11No pile of mending to be done,
12    Made up of baby-clothes;
13No little troubles to be soothed,
14    No little hands to fold,
15No grimy fingers to be washed,
16    No stories to be told;
17No tender kisses to be given,
18    No nicknames, "Dove" and "Mouse";
19No merry frolic after tea, --
20    No baby in the house.