First Arrivals.

Kate Greenaway 1846 – 1901



It is a Party, do you know,
And there they sit, all in a row,
Waiting till the others come,
To begin to have some fun.
  
Hark! the bell rings sharp and clear,
Other little friends appear;
And no longer all alone
They begin to feel at home.
  
To them a little hard is Fate,
Yet better early than too late;
Fancy getting there forlorn,
With the tea and cake all gone.
  
Wonder what they'll have for tea;
Hope the jam is strawberry.
Wonder what the dance and game;
Feel so very glad they came.
  
Very Happy may you be,
May you much enjoy your tea.
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Submitted on August 03, 2020

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAXX BBXX CCXX DDEE DD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 531
Words 110
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 2

Kate Greenaway

Kate Greenaway Catherine Greenaway was a childrens book illustrator and writer Her first book Under The Window 1879 a collection of simple perfectly idyllic verses concerning children who endlessly gathered posies untouched by the Industrial Revolution was a best-seller more…

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