Poem - Miss McGillicuddy by Mary Anne Hoberman

Miss McGillicuddy

When our old baby-sitter quit

Another sitter came to sit.

She told us as she did the split,

     “I am not a fuddy-duddy.

      I am Miss McGillicuddy.”

While she touched her toes, she said,

“Homework should be done in bed.

Rest is best to clear your head.

     First you snooze and then you study.”

     So said Miss McGillicuddy.

When it rains, she doesn’t fret,

That’s because she likes to get

Dripping, dropping, sopping wet.

     “I don’t mind if I am muddy.”

      Silly Miss McGillicuddy!

                        Mary Ann Hoberman

                        from Knock at a Star: A Child’s Introduction to Poetry (Kennedy)

                        illustration by Karen Lee Baker