Jilli's Gem

My dolls house is a window

Into another world

When ladies were so elegant

And children seen and not heard

When toys were neatly put away

Into the proper place

The kitchen, lounge and dining room

Always ready to be graced

The piano stands proudly

In the corner of the room

The rocking horse is waiting

For the children coming soon

The garden and its picket fence

Frame everything so clearly

Is it any wonder

That your mind can wonder freely

Look inside the kitchen

When dinner comes around

Cook all a fluster

As servants gather round

Hoping that the tasty duck

Is roasted to perfection

And the apple pie for afters

Gets the usual glowing mention

This pink Victorian residence

Is a picture on the past

When chairs and tables, beds and baths

Were really meant to last.

When gas light lit up every home

And "dolly" certainly wasn't a sheep

Perhaps we ought to stay in here

And find a bed to sleep

          B Derry

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