WHEN Dicky was sick In the night, and the clock, As he listened, said "Tick- Atty -- tick-atty -- tock!" He said that @3it@1 said, Every time it said "Tick," It said "Sick," instead, And he @3heard@1 it say "Sick!" And when it said "Tick- Atty -- tick-atty -- tock," He said it said "Sick- Atty -- sick-atty -- sock!" And he tried to @3see@1 then, But the light was too dim, Yet he @3heard@1 it again -- And 'twas @3talking@1 to him! And then it said "Sick- Atty -- sick-atty -- sick! You poor little Dick- Atty -- Dick-atty -- Dick! -- Have you got the hick- Atties? Hi! send for Doc To hurry up quick- Atty -- quick-atty -- quock, And heat a hot brick- Atty -- brick-atty -- brock, And rickle-ty wrap it And clickle-ty clap it Against his cold feet- Al-ty -- weep-aty -- eepaty -- @3There@1 he goes, slapit- Ty -- slippaty -- sleepaty!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...OVERLOOKING THE RIVER STOUR by THOMAS HARDY PIED BEAUTY by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS BEAVER BROOK by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL ON KEAN'S HAMLET by WASHINGTON ALLSTON TO WEBSTER by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE SUNKEN GARDENS by ADA VAN LOON BRANDOW |