Catch A Little Rhyme Poem

Past Eve Merriam

Once upon a time
I caught a little rhyme

I set it on the floor
but it ran right out the door

I chased it on my bicycle
but it melted to an icicle

I scooped it upwardly in my hat
just it turned into a cat

I caught it by the tail
merely it stretched into a whale

I followed it in a boat
only information technology changed into a goat

When I fed it tin and paper
it became a tall skyscraper

Then information technology grew into a kite
and flew far out of sight …

Source: The Oxford Illustrated Book of American Children's Poems (1999)

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Eve Merriam was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended Cornell as well as the University of Pennsylvania. Merriam was a poet, playwright, and teacher, who wrote more than than 50 books of poetry and prose. She is all-time-known for her controversial book Inner Urban center Female parent Goose, which was adapted into the Broadway musical Inner City. Merriam likewise wrote numerous books of children's poetry and was awarded the National Council of Teachers of English language Accolade for excellence in children's poetry. See More than By This Poet

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