Two Poems

I’ve recently begun a new book at DailyLit. It’s called Poems Every Child Should Know, by various authors. I’ve selected two to share tonight:
 THE BABY.
I found “The Baby” in Stedman’s “Anthology.” It is placed in this
volume by permission of the poet, Jeremiah Eames Rankin, of Cleveland
(1828-), because it captured the heart of a ten-year-old boy [...]