When I am playing by myself, And all the boys are lost around, Then I can hear the water go -- It makes a little talking sound. Along the rocks below the tree, I see it ripple up and wink; And I can hear it saying on, "And do you think? and do you think?" A bug shoots by that snaps and ticks, And a bird flies up beside the tree To go into the sky to sing. I hear it say, "Killdee, killdee!" Or else a yellow cow comes down To splash a while and have a drink. But when she goes I still can hear The water say, "And do you think?" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SONG OF HIAWATHA: HIAWATHA'S DEPARTURE by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW IN THE ROOM by JAMES THOMSON (1834-1882) THE VOW OF WASHINGTON by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER CIRCUMSTANCE by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH JUDITH by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH THE ENEMY by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE |