Here’s a poem I used to read to my children. Ria loved it and always knew it by heart.<\/p>\n
The Lamplighter<\/p>\n
My tea is nearly ready and the sun has left the sky,
\nIt’s time to take the window to see Leerie going by;
\nFor every night at teatime and before you take your seat,
\nWith lantern and with ladder he comes posting up the street.<\/p>\n
Now Tom would be a driver and Maria go to sea,
\nAnd my papa’s a banker and as rich as he can be;
\nBut I, when I am stronger and can choose what I’m to do,
\nO Leerie, I’ll go round at night and light the lamps with you!<\/p>\n
For we are very lucky with a lamp before the door,
\nAnd Leerie stops to light it as he lights so many more;
\nAnd O! Before you hurry by with ladder and with light,
\nO Leerie, see a little child and nod to him tonight!<\/p>\n
Robert Louis Stevenson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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