The Wiggly Things

Darcel Williams 1952 (New Jersey)



I was lying down the other day,
Doing my usual spit and play.
All of a sudden my eyes looked down,
I saw these wiggly things, they didn't make a sound.
The more excited I got the more they moved,
I thought "what are these things, are they something new"
I don't remember seeing them before,
Maybe something mom and Dad got from the store.
They probably forgot to put them up,
But it seems to me that they are stuck.
Should I laugh or should I cry?
They don't seem to hurt,
I'll give them a try.
I'll touch one maybe they'll go away,
Hey that tickles, should I let them stay?
I'll give them a day to see how they act.
Hey this is fun! I won't give them back!
I'll make a fuss and make them see,
Finders keepers, the wiggly things belong to me!

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About babies discovering their toes

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Written on July 27, 2022

Submitted by dwilliams114 on July 27, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme AABCDEFFGHIJIAAKLMM
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 742
Words 165
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 19

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