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Comment 20 of 20, added on July 7th, 2009 at 3:09 AM.
My grandmother was a teacher in a one room school and this poem was in the
literature book that she taught from. Mom read it to all of us girls, and
I've read it to my son and now my grandsons. It is a cherished memory that
I love being able to share.
sharon from United States
Comment 19 of 20, added on December 16th, 2008 at 10:03 PM.
I knew an old woman who used to recite this delightful poem by heart. I
loved the colorful colloquial language evoking an era that sadly has
vanished but for the glimpses into the past that we savor though this poem.
Bruce Johnson from United States
Comment 18 of 20, added on December 8th, 2008 at 7:56 AM.
I remember my mother lying next to me at naptime and reading a shorter
version of this poem to me even before I was in school. I always loved it
and wished I had my own "Raggedy Man!" At 50 years of age, I can still
recite parts of it just from hearing it so often as a child.
kay from United States
Comment 17 of 20, added on September 15th, 2008 at 6:07 AM.
I fondly remember this poem as one of my favorites from a book of poems by
James Whitcomb Riley. It was given to me by my dad's parents when I was in
no more than 3rd grade. I'm 39, younger than most of those who have
commented on their own age. I think my dad really disliked the spelling and
dialect and I'm surprised my grandmother picked it, but I remember her
reading this poem with great feeling and my reading the book cover to cover
several times.
Karen B from United States
Comment 16 of 20, added on July 5th, 2008 at 7:03 PM.
I'm 63 and I remember my dad reading this to me when I was a child. I
liked the part about the hole that the wunks has got. Great memories!
Andrea from United States
Comment 15 of 20, added on April 6th, 2008 at 4:15 PM.
My grandmother (1855-1949) read this over and over and over again to me,
when I was a preschooler in the 1930's. We lived on a farm with such good
hired help in the barn and gardens and apple orchard! That was the Great
Depression, when shoes sometimes didn't match, and work clothes did get
ragged. Tears are filling my eyes.
Mary DeWolf from United States
Comment 14 of 20, added on March 13th, 2008 at 2:42 PM.
This is my all time favorite poem! I love the verse about the squidicum
squeez 'at swallers therselves. I've memorized most of the poem.
Diana from United States
Comment 13 of 20, added on September 21st, 2007 at 8:36 AM.
I can't tell you how delighted I was to find this poem that was so much
apart of my childhood. My father would read it to us so often that in time
he had memorized it. It is one of the fondest memories I have of my
childhood. It has been passed down to my children and hopefully it will be
passed along to my grandchildren and theirs. What a treasure!
Karen Farr from United States
Comment 12 of 20, added on April 25th, 2006 at 9:41 AM.
In grade 6, our teacher, Mrs. Williams, had our class to memorize this
poem. We all had to stand in front of the room and recite and she wanted
emotion and "acting". I have never forgotten the poem or the class.
Phyllis Howe from United States
Comment 11 of 20, added on April 24th, 2006 at 7:53 PM.
My dad loves this poem.
daisy from United States
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My grandmother was a teacher in a one room school and this poem was in the
literature book that she taught from. Mom read it to all of us girls, and
I've read it to my son and now my grandsons. It is a cherished memory that
I love being able to share.
sharon from United States