The Potter's Hand

Oct. 22, 2006 - A wonderful reminder

Song for a Fifth Child

Mother, oh Mother, come shake out your cloth
empty the dustpan, poison the moth,
hang out the washing and butter the bread,
sew on a button and make up a bed.
Where is the mother whose house is so shocking?
She's up in the nursery, blissfully rocking.

Oh, I've grown shiftless as Little Boy Blue
(lullaby, rockaby, lullaby loo).
Dishes are waiting and bills are past due
(pat-a-cake, darling, and peek, peekaboo).
The shopping's not done and there's nothing for stew
and out in the yard there's a hullabaloo
but I'm playing Kanga and this is my Roo.
Look! Aren't her eyes the most wonderful hue?
(lullaby, rockaby, lullaby loo).

The cleaning and scrubbing will wait till tomorrow,
for children grow up, as I've learned to my sorrow.
So quiet down, cobwebs. Dust go to sleep.
I'm rocking my baby and babies don't keep.

by Ruth Hulburt Hamilton

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Oct. 22, 2006 - Hey

Posted by NeverAlone

Are you having a fifth?

~Leslie

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Oct. 23, 2006 - No new bundles

Posted by Happyhome

Oh my...how funny! I never thought that's how it might look when I posted this poem, but I can see how you would get that idea. No new little bundles here. I just thought the poem was precious.

Blessings,

Angela

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Oct. 23, 2006 - Angela,

Posted by Juldos

When I saw the title I got so excited thinking you may be having another little blessing. : ) The poem is so sweet!
Have a wonderful week!
Julie D.

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Oct. 23, 2006 - LOL

Posted by NeverAlone

I thought it was a subtle way of announcing it! :)

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Oct. 23, 2006 - Making the most of every moment

Posted by rachelle

I'm so glad I stopped by! What a great reminder. Gabriel (my fourth) is growing so fast and I am trying so hard to hold onto the snuggly moments. They don't happen as often as they did with my first...or even my second. :-)

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Oct. 23, 2006 - I nearly fell off my chair

Posted by Ash

I thought we had a new baby. Which would have been great. :)

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Oct. 23, 2006 - Untitled Comment

Posted by friends4tea

What a beautiful poem!!! Thanks for sharing! Thank you too for visiting me and leaving a note. You cheered my day!
Hugs,
~Leah

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Oct. 25, 2006 - Lovely

Posted by

I've heard the last stanza of that poem before but not the whole thing. Thanks for sharing it.

Edited by Lighthouse4Him on Oct. 25, 2006 at 5:15 AM

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Aug. 7, 2007 - Song for a Fifth Child

Posted by Anonymous

Do you know who has the copyright to this poem? I am trying to use it to recruit volunteers for a child abuse prevention program and cannot use it without consent. Thanks, Bev

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