Yes, they hung me on the tip-top
For all the world to see.

But, alas! A lady candle
Has come with me to the top,
And I'm melting with affection,
I'm dying drop by drop.



The Tinsel Star


I'm just a shiny tinsel star,
Boxed all the time as such things are,
And only used just once a year,
Oh, life is very dull and drear!

A real star has far fields to roam,
A tinsel star must stay at home.
It is a terrible vexation
To be a silly imitation!



The Ambitious Mouse


If all the world were candy
And the sky were frosted cake,