Jingles

Chapter 25: Cats A Kissin (Catechism)

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A compact anthology of short rhymes and playful verse written in early childhood and arranged by the ages at which they were composed. The pieces use a childlike voice to render animal songs, holiday verses, riddles, light moral observations, and wordplay, occasionally experimenting with other languages and invented turns of phrase. Humorous sketches and simple portraits of daily life alternate with fanciful imaginings, and lively illustrations accompany the poems to emphasize their spontaneous charm and the development of a young poet’s imagination.

Cats A Kissin (Catechism)

(Written for Cousin Patricia Rehn.)

Last week my cousin Patti, who isn't yet quite three,

Went to our good Sunday School with mother and with me.

She sat quite still and listened well to all the teacher said,

Until I thought she stowed away much knowledge in her head.

But when that evening Auntie asked, "What did my darling hear

When she went to Sunday school; tell me, won't you, dear?"

She shrugged her little shoulders and said, "Not anyfing

Except dey said some funny words and den began to sing;

Though 'bout de cats a kissin', well, the teacher said you should

Teach me ev'ry evenin' and den I'd be so dood."