About the Little Girl that Beat Her Sister by Ann Taylor
Go, go, my naughty girl, and kiss
Your little sister dear;
I must not have such things as this,
And noisy quarrels here.
What! little children scratch and fight,
That ought to be so mild;
Oh! Mary, it's a shocking sight
To see an angry child.
I can't imagine, for my part,
The reason for your folly;
She did not do you any hurt
By playing with your dolly.
See, see, the little tears that run
Fast from her watery eye:
Come, my sweet innocent, have done,
'Twill do no good to cry.
Go, Mary, wipe her tears away,
And make it up with kisses:
And never turn a pretty play
To such a pet as this is.
Your little sister dear;
I must not have such things as this,
And noisy quarrels here.
What! little children scratch and fight,
That ought to be so mild;
Oh! Mary, it's a shocking sight
To see an angry child.
I can't imagine, for my part,
The reason for your folly;
She did not do you any hurt
By playing with your dolly.
See, see, the little tears that run
Fast from her watery eye:
Come, my sweet innocent, have done,
'Twill do no good to cry.
Go, Mary, wipe her tears away,
And make it up with kisses:
And never turn a pretty play
To such a pet as this is.
Such a harsh title for a poem, don't you think? When our fall break project was assigned to us, I thought wow. How am I going to find poems that relate to what my topic is? But, I read the assignment paper and it gave me something really helpful to find poems that were related and that was to use the search engine. Guess what? That TRULY helped me. As I skimmed through the websites and used the search engine, I came across this poem. Let me just say, the title caught my attention. At first I wondered why someone would write about beating their sister. I was shocked. Then, I read the poem and I felt really unintelligent. How can I think someone was literally beating their sister?
This poem, however, really REALLY relates to me and I bet for many of us. Our younger siblings will always have our parents' back. It is always us bigger siblings who have to apologize. I don't think that's fair but I know it's life. My little sister can cry for almost anything and everything. It's like she can make the crying noise and tears will just come out naturally. I have always wondered if little kids truly get their feelings hurt in certain situations or if they just do it to get the attention of their parents. It is definitely something to find out. I can never stay mad at my little sister though. I am the one to wipe her tears away, I am the one to apologize but it's not that I get forced to but because I want to. My little sister is my world, regardless of how great of an actress she is. She can break all my stuff and at the end of the day with fault or not, I would still "make it up with kisses."
There's something sweet and funny and honest about this poem. I agree, I think it relates to most siblings--especially sisters. I can see my daughters fighting and making up and me scolding them in the process.
ReplyDeleteI actually really like this poem, it's very relatable & I see myself & my mom telling me to go apologize or make up with my brothers.
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