Childhood memory

I was looking for a book in my library the other day and to my wonderful surprise I came across a book " A Treasury of the World's Best Loved Poems" I sat back and just started reading some of the poems. Then I came across one of my all time favorite childhood poems....this poem I read to my girls time and time again...I remember we had this beautiful book just for this Poem, the pictures were so magical...it got to the point where my girls and I would recite part of the poem in an almost musical fashion. The name of this poem.....

The Owl and the Pussy-Cat

by Edward Lear

The Owl and the Pussy-cat went sea In a beautiful pea-green boat; They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note. The Owl looked up to the stars above, And sang to a small guitar,

"O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love, What a beautiful Pussy you are,

You are, You are!

What a beautiful Pussy your are!

Pussy said to the Owl, "You elegant fowl, How charmingly sweet you sing! Oh! let us be married' too long we have tarried: But what shall we do for a ring?" They sailed away, for a year and a day, To the land where the bong-tree grows; And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood, With a ring at the end of his nose,

His nose, His nose,

With a ring at the end of his nose.

"Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling Your ring?" Said the Piggy, "I will." So they took it away , and were married next day By the turkey who lives on the hill. They dined on mince and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon; And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon,

The moon, The moon,

They danced by the light of the moon.

I smiled the whole way through typing this poem. I started looking at the words and I could hear my mothers British accent, she would use words like this all the time. I honestly can't remember if she ever read this poem to me or my girls...but I know she plays a roll in my enjoyment of this poem.

Lear wrote many whimsical poems

The Owl and the Pussy-Cat was written in 1871. If you would like to find out a little more about Edward Lear or read a few of his poems thisis a good site.