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A RAINY PICNIC DAY, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: It's raining-raining hard as cats and dogs
Last Line: Could be put off in such a lot of ways.
Subject(s): Children; Picnics; Rain; Childhood; Barbecues


It's raining—raining hard as cats and dogs,
It always did when days we planned for came.
I wish that we were ducks or little frogs,
Then we could have our picnic just the same.
It seems zif little children's pleasure days
Could be put off in such a lot of ways.





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