Cross Children Walk
posted 2002 by Ted Darby
I once had a poem by Ogden Nash that talked about street signs. Among other observations was the one concerning the diamond shaped sign with the ledgend:
Cross Children Walk
to which he had made the observation that "cheerful children ride".
Can anyone help me?
Thanks
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Re: Cross Children Walk · posted 2004 by nan slanders
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Re: Cross Children Walk · posted 2002 by Duncan
The Poem is Called "I'll Take the High Road Commission".
It goes like this:
In between the route marks And the shaving rhymes, Black and yellow markers Comment on the times. All along the highway Hear the signs discourse:
MEN S L O W WORKING ; SADDLE C R O S S I N G HORSE .
Cryptic crossroad preachers Proffer good advice,
Helping wary drivers Keep out of Paradise.
Transcontinental sermons, Transcendental talk:
SOFT C A U T I O N SHOULDERS ; CROSS C H I L D R E N WALK .
Wisest of their proverbs, Truest of their talk, Have I found that dictum:
CROSS C H I L D R E N WALK .
When Adam took the highway, He left his sons a guide:
CROSS C H I L D R E N WALK ; CHEERFUL C H I L D R E N RIDE .
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