Probation

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Title:     Probation
Author: Mary Carolyn Davies [More Titles by Davies]

Mother says:
If you're thoughtful and polite;
Go to bed at eight each night;
Always hasten to do chores
And give up chairs for visitors,
Weed the garden, carry wood,
And be very still and good--

Mother says:
If you're faithful in your task;
Never beg, but only ask;
Fold your napkin, say your prayers;
Put no gum upon the chairs;
Keep your bureau drawer quite neat;
Never walk through pools, but on
The sidewalk till the mud is gone;
And say "Thank you" often, and
Sit erect and walk and stand;
And wash well behind your ears;
Always wait until it clears
To wear your best clothes, and not fail
To hang your coat upon its nail--
You will find the people where
You live, like to have you there!

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Our house has a pleasant yard.
I am trying very hard!

[The end]
Mary Carolyn Davies's poem: Probation

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