THE
ICE CREAM MAN
WHEN
SUMMER’S IN THE CITY,
AND
BRICKS BLAZE OF HEAT,
THE
ICE CREAM MAN WITH HIS LITTLE CART,
GOES
TRUNDLING DOWN THE STREET.
BENEATH
HIS ROUND UMBRELLA,
OH!
WHAT A JOYFUL SIGHT,
TO
SEE HIM FILL THE CONES WITH MOUNDS,
OF
COOLING BROWN OR WHITE.
VANILLA,
CHOCOLATE, STRAWBERRY,
OR
CHILLY THINGS TO DRINK,
FROM
BOTTLES OF FROSTY FIZZ,
GREEN,
ORANGE, WHITE, OR PINK.
HIS
CART MIGHT BE A FLOWER BED,
OF
ROSES OR SWEET PEAS,
THE
WAY THE CHILDREN CLUSTER AROUND,
AS
THICK AS HONEY BEES…………………………
