Home Made Poems by Sara Kenugen – "Mary's Lamb"

1928

HOME MADE POEMS
By SARA KENUGEN

MARY'S LAMB

Our Mary had a little lamb,
'Twas made into a fur.
And tho the day was boiling hot,
It always hung on her.

One day she wore her lamy lam,
To church, which was quite near;
When, lo, the choir began to sing,
"There'll be no necking here."

Our Mary then was hopping mad,
And tossed her head in air.
You go to ...... Celeron she said,
You'll find a plenty there.

She visited a candy store,
And met a nicey man;
He said "altho" it's very warm,
You wear your lamy lam.

This was too much for Mary dear,
So home she straightway ran;
And on the floor she threw,
Which came from lamy lam.

A playful pup awaiting near,
Mischievous work began,
And soon a bunch of fuzz was left,
Of what was Mary's lamb.

Mr. Editor:
You cannot make a lady's hand bag out of a sow's ear, let alone a whistle from a pig's tail. The Creator never made MAN his masterpiece to be a church deacon in the morning and to eat apples with Eve in the evening.
Yours,
SARA.

—The Warren Tribune, Warren, Pennsylvania, September 8, 1928, page. 3.