“New Year’s Day, China”
Pitter, patter, through the street,
Cling-a-ling, long;
Fire crackers, children,
And lantern song.
February’s rather late –
Bim-a-bam, bin! –
But the bells are bringing
The new year in.
Kids of Many Colors
By Grace Duffie Boylan and Ike Morgan
Hurst and Company Publishers: New York. 1909.
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