Baby Wants A Story

Baby Wants A Story

A Poem by Earl Schumacker
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A Quatrain poem about love and death in the home library

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Baby Wants A Story


What’s that ticking on the wall

Beating under the floor boards

Is that clock up to no good again

Is that a heart cut out and hidden


Someone is listening under cover

For sins committed in the dark

By sinister lovers pretty and fowl

Down and done in the private study


Partners in crime at this hour kiss

In the library where danger lurks

A quiet place for reading books

Not murder which is sure to hurt

Powers lurk after midnight mischief

Bright young faces reflect dim light

On mirrors that look but do not touch

Secrets revealed but kept incognito


Someone small with dimples soft crawls

From beneath his covers white and clean

Inquires of mom and dad directly please

Can I have a cup of water and a story


Parents should never lie to their children in bed

About cut out hearts stuffed under floor boards

All stories should begin with once upon a time

And end with living happily ever after them



© 2020 Earl Schumacker


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Added on May 13, 2020
Last Updated on May 13, 2020
Tags: love, murder, baby, story

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Earl Schumacker
Earl Schumacker

Atlantic City, NJ



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B.A. Degree in Literature and Language. I enjoy writing short stories, poetry, novels and keeping up with new scientific discoveries. I enjoy philosophy and Art appreciation. more..

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