His Memory

<SPAN name="startofbook"></SPAN> <h3><br/><SPAN name="HIS_MEMORY" id="HIS_MEMORY"></SPAN>HIS MEMORY</h3> <div class="cpoem1"> <p><br/> Besides my little son's imagination,<br/> Another thing he has appeals to me<br/> And agitates my envious admiration&mdash;<br/> It's his accommodating memory.<br/> <br/> An instant after some unlucky stumble<br/> Has floored him and induced a howl of pain,<br/> He's clean forgotten all about his tumble<br/> And violently sets out to romp again.<br/> <br/> But if, when I leave home, I say that maybe<br/> I'll get him something nice while I'm away,<br/> It's very safe to bet that Mr. Baby<br/> Will not forget, though I be gone all day.<br/> <br/> Ah, would I might lose sight of things unpleasant:<br/> The bills I owe; the work I haven't done.<br/> And only think of future joys and present,<br/> Like the approaching payday, and my son.<br/></p> </div> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />