May
Poems
If You Will Only Wait
by Carlotta Fuerstenberg
The caterpillar said with a sigh,
to the bumble bee as it was flying by,
"If only I had wings as pretty as you I'd be very happy.
Please tell me what to do?"
The bumble bee responded with a smile,
"If only you will wait a little while,
You'll be the happiest one in the sky,
Because you'll be a pretty butterfly."
The Caterpillar
A caterpillar crawled to the top of a tree.
I'll take a nap, said he.
So . . . under a leaf he began to creep
To spin a cocoon:
Then he fell asleep.
All winter he slept in his cocoon bed,
Till spring came along one day and said,
"Wake up, wake up, little sleepyhead.
Wakeup, it's time to get out of bed."
So . . . he opened his eyes that sunshiny day.
Lo! He was a butterfly . . and flew away!
Puddle Play
by Margaret Hillert
The rain comes down,
And under my feet
Are trees and clouds
All over the street.
I splash through clouds,
And I climb through trees.
I feel like a giant
With boots to my knees.
