A BABY watched a ford, whereto A wagtail came for drinking; A blaring bull went wading through, The wagtail showed no shrinking. A stallion splashed his way across, The birdie nearly sinking; He gave his plumes a twitch and toss, And held his own unblinking. Next saw the baby round the spot A mongrel slowly slinking; The wagtail gazed, but faltered not In dip and sip and prinking. A perfect gentleman then neared; The wagtail, in a winking, With terror rose and disappeared; The baby fell a-thinking. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONNET: AUTUMN by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW THE CLOUD by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY PSALM 58 (VERSION 2) by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE NATALIA'S RESURRECTION: 14 by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE MYSTERIOUS GUEST by FOWLER BRADNACK |