Weekly Rhymes (by Paul T. M. Jackson)

 

O Mia Bambina Cara

Your little arms and little legs,

Those little limbs like little pegs,

So delicate and small you are.

And your little toes and little nails,

As brittle as little shells of snails,

So delicate and small you are.

Your little nose and little lobes,

Your little eyes, those little globes,

So delicate and small you are.

And your little brow and little lashes,

Those very fine, ashen flashes,

So delicate and small you are.

And your sweep of hair and silv’ry stare,

As absorbing as a Gorgon’s glare,

Absolutely perfect you are,

And your little lips and slender hips,

You’re nothing but a little slip,

Absolutely perfect you are.