Today’s poem is another from Belloc–one of his Cautionary Tales for Children just in time for the beginning of a quiet summer (maybe?).
Hilaire Belloc's "Rebecca, Who Slammed Doors for Fun and Perished Miserably"
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The Daily Poem offers one essential poem each weekday morning. From Shakespeare and John Donne to Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson, The Daily Poem curates a broad and generous audio anthology of the best poetry ever written, read-aloud by David Kern and an assortment of various contributors. Some lite commentary is included and the shorter poems are often read twice, as time permits.
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Hilaire Belloc's "Rebecca, Who Slammed Doors for Fun and Perished Miserably"