English poem
The Playthings Of Children
by Hartley Burr Alexander (1873–1939)
The playthings of children.... they laugh and they pretend, their voices are unconcerned and happy....
The fallen feathers of birds amuse them,---- even to the slightest touch the caterpillar is very sensitive....
They amuse themselves, too, with the round smooth object which they roll over the ground, pretending....
There is a scar upon it, where the knife struck when the hair was torn away....
The playthings of children.... they talk unconcernedly, they laugh, they pretend....