(To Mary, Ina, and Harriet or “Hartie” Watson.)
When . a . y and I . a told . a .. ie they'd seen a
Small .. ea . u . e with . i ..., dressed in crimson and blue,
. a .. ie cried “'Twas a . ai . y! Why, I . a and . a .y,
I should have been happy if I had been you!”
Said . a . y “You wouldn't.” Said I . a “You shouldn't—
Since you can't be us, and we couldn't be you.
You are one, my dear . a .. ie, but we are a . a .. y,
And a . i ... e . i . tells us that one isn't two.”