Thomas Hardy Poem Wagtail and Baby - Printable Poems for Kids - Poet Study

Thomas Hardy Poem - Wagtail and Baby 
Printable Poems for Kids - Poet Study


Wagtail And Baby
by Thomas Hardy 

A baby watched a ford, whereto
A wagtail came for drinking;
A blaring bull went wading through,
The wagtail showed no shrinking.

A stallion splashed his way across,
The birdie nearly sinking;
He gave his plumes a twitch and toss,
And held his own unblinking.

Next saw the baby round the spot
A mongrel slowly slinking;
The wagtail gazed, but faltered not
In dip and sip and prinking.

A perfect gentleman then neared;
The wagtail, in a winking,
With terror rose and disappeared;
The baby fell a-thinking.

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