mother-of-pearled

Updated: June 6, 2025

Let us end with a song for the children: O the big red sun, And the wide white world, And the nursery window Mother-of-pearled; And the houses all In hoods of snow, And the mince-pies, And the mistletoe; And Christmas pudding, And berries red, And stockings hung At the foot of the bed; And carol-singers, And nothing but play O baby, this is Christmas Day!

Richard Le Gallienne - Vanishing Roads and Other Essays