A-Tishooo

By Walter De La Mare

“Sneeze, Pretty, sneeze, Dainty,
Else the Elves will have you sure,
Sneeze, Light-of-Seven-Bright-Candles,
See they’re tippeting at the door;
Their wee feet in measure falling,
All their little voices calling,
Calling, calling, calling, calling –
Sneeze, or never come no more!”
“A-tishoo!”

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