Ducks' Ditty by Kenneth Grahame

Claire adores this poem and nearly had it memorized after only 3-4 hearings.  Though Kenneth Grahame is not known for his poetry, (and therefore is not one of our assigned poets),we will be reading several of his stories. 



Yes, I realize they are actually goslings.

Ducks' Ditty

All along the backwater,
Through the rushes tall,
Ducks are a-dabbling,
Up tails all!

Ducks' tails, drakes' tails,
Yellow feet a-quiver,
Yellow bills all out of sight
Busy in the river!

Slushy green undergrowth
Where the roch swim--
Here we keep our larder,
Cool and full and dim.

Every one for what he likes!
We like to be
Heads down, tailsup,
Dabbling free!

High in the blue above
Swifts whirl and call--
We are down a-dabbling
Up tails all!