A Child’s View Of The World II
A CHILD’S VIEW OF THE WORLD II
As a child I believed that germs
Must arrive from Germany
(An idea only reinforced
When I contracted German measles)
Though no order forms, invoices
Cash or receipts changed hands
Similarly I thought ’twas Mark Twain
Who most likely invented string
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Posted on February 11, 2013, in Poetry, Writing and tagged Childhood, Humour, Innocence, Quatrain. Bookmark the permalink. 6 Comments.
Made me smile, Ben – and made me remember my own mis-perceptions from childhood. 🙂
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Happy days. (Well, for the most part, anyway.)
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I remember having similar interpretations, haha.
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One of the many precious qualities possessed by young children. I still remember a small girl’s shock some years ago (she now has young ones of her own) when she heard me say I was intending to kill two birds with one stone. 😀
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You mean to tell me that Mark Twain did not invent the string? Shows what you know.
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He no doubt employed a slick publicist.
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