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Mother Earth’s Children
A Reading A–Z Poetry Book
Word Count: 328

POETRY

Mother Earth’s

Children

Written by Elizabeth Gordon • Illustrated by M.T. Ross

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Mother Earth’s

The images and text in this book were first published
in 1914 in a larger collection called Mother Earth’s
Children: The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables.

Children

Mother Earth’s Children
A Reading A–Z Poetry Book
© 2002 Learning Page, Inc.
Written by Elizabeth Gordon
Illustrated by M.T. Ross

Written by Elizabeth Gordon

Illustrated by M.T. Ross

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Asparagus ........................................4
Green Pea ........................................5
Spinach.............................................6
Wild Strawberry ................................7
Cherries............................................8
String Beans......................................9
Red and Green Pepper.....................10
Blueberry........................................11
Rice...............................................12
Rutabaga Turnip..............................13

Asparagus in early spring

Blackberry ......................................14

Came up to hear the robins sing;

Watermelon....................................15

When she peeped out her dress was white;

Turnip ............................................16

It turned green in the sunshine bright.

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The Green Pea children went to sail

Said Spinach: “In my dress of green

On the Sauce Pan ocean in a gale;

I’m just as happy as a queen.

“This boat’s a shell,” they cried; “Dear me!

I’m truly glad that I am good

We might capsize in this deep sea.”

For little babies’ early food.”

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“Cherries are ripe,” said Old Blue Jay

Little Wild Strawberry came down

As he flew by one August day;

To visit with her folks in town;
She’s a sweet child with charming ways,

“Why, he means us,” the Cherries cried,

And blushes modestly at praise.

“Perhaps we’d better go inside.”
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The String Beans love to climb a pole,

Red Pepper said a biting word

And so their clothes are seldom whole.

Which Miss Green Pepper overheard;

Mother Bean said: “I’ll mend the tatters;

Said she: “Hot words you can’t recall;

While they are happy, nothing matters!”

Better not say such things at all.”
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The Blueberry children love to run

The pretty little ladies Rice

Around the hillsides in the sun;

You’ll always turn to look at twice;

Smiling and jolly, plump and sweet,

They came from India long ago,

Best-natured youngsters one could meet.

And now they’re everywhere you go.

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Said Rutabaga Turnip: “Wow!

The Blackberry children love to run

I just escaped that hungry cow;

And play beneath the August sun

I jumped behind a great big tree

Until each little maid and man

Or she’d have surely eaten me!”

Takes on a friendly coat of tan.
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Watermelon’s dress of green

Said Garlic: “My home used to be

Trimmed in rose pink you all have seen;

In far-off, sunny Sicily;

She has such pleasant smiling ways,

But people here think I’m a blessing,

We welcome her on summer days.

I make such splendid salad dressing.”
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