Dressing the Doll
July 6, 2023ON THE VARIOUS HERESIES IN OLD AND NEW ENGLAND, WITH AN APPEAL TO THE PRESBYTERI
July 6, 2023Cuckoo in the Pear-Tree
The Cuckoo sat in the old pear-tree,
Cuckoo!
Raining or snowing, nought cared he.
Cuckoo!
Cuckoo, cuckoo, nought cared he.
The Cuckoo flew over a housetop high.
Cuckoo!
“Dear, are you at home, for here am I?
Cuckoo!
Cuckoo, cuckoo, here am I.”
“I dare not open the door to you.
Cuckoo!
Perhaps you are not the right cuckoo?
Cuckoo!
Cuckoo, cukoo, the right Cuckoo!”
“I am the right Cuckoo, the proper one.
Cuckoo!
For I am my father’s only son,
Cuckoo!
Cuckoo, cuckoo, his only son.”
“If you are your father’s only son –
Cuckoo!
The bobbin pull tightly,
Come through the door lightly –
Cuckoo!
“If you are your father’s only son –
Cuckoo!
It must be you, the only one –
Cuckoo, cuckoo, my own Cuckoo!
Cuckoo!”
William Brighty Rands
William Brighty Rands (1823-1882) was an English poet who is best known for his children's poetry. His most famous works include "The Discontented Pendulum" and "The Song of the Seven." Rands was also a journalist and editor, and he was a regular contributor to many of the leading literary magazines of the Victorian era.