  [Awarded Gold Medal in April (1912) Issue of St. Nicholas Magazine.] Last March, "Imp March Winds" teased me so, I had no peace of mind, For when I took a little walk, these imps came close behind, And plucked my hat from off my head and hurled it to the ground, Or blew my handkerchief so far it never could be found. So, thinking of the Tangu rug, I asked it to appear And carry me away to Mars, where I need have no fear Of being tortured by these imps who love to tease and tease, And never let the big or small feel perfectly at ease. Then on the magic rug I flew away up in the air, And landed on the planet Mars. Alas, the imps were there! And working greater havoc far than they had done on earth, For 'twas indeed the warlike Mars that gave these bad imps birth. |
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