A Little Girl Comes to Visit (verse)
Storey, Violet Alleyn
November 10, 1926 THE COMMONWEAL 13 A Little Girl Comes to Visit Old house, you need no longer be so staid. Smile now—for soon upon your silent stairs, Quick feet will sound again, and chubby...
...Old house, old garden, now give welcome, sing To her who comes upon you, wondering...
...a sweet Small body warm the chill, four-poster bed...
...Old garden, standing quiet, laugh aloud...
...Perennials, whose certain loveliness Is beauty grown familiar to our eyes, Lift up your heads—phlox, larkspur, pinks— One comes who will behold you with surprise...
...A laughing, curl-framed face will gayly tint Time-misted mirrors, and a little head Will dimple pillows, stiffly smooth...
...With butterflies, along your paths she'll run, Her skirts as perky as your hollyhocks, Her hair ashimmer at the touch of sun...
...Violet Allbyn Storey...
...Smile now—for soon upon your silent stairs, Quick feet will sound again, and chubby legs Will dangle from your tall, plush-cushioned chairs...
Vol. 5 • November 1926 • No. 1
