February Anthology of Poetry

February Themes of Love and Friendship: Anthology Collection From Nellie Edge ©2008
A  Little Wheel Turning (American Folk Song) There's a little wheel a- turning in my heart, There's a little wheel a- turning in my heart, In my heart —, In my heart —,  There's a little wheel a- turning in my heart!	Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln, kind and good,  Is honored and loved  by many.  To help us remember this  president,  We put his face on  the penny. traditional	Oh, My Darling Valentine  (To the tune of Clementine) February is a short month 28 days or 29 In the middle is a love-day, Won't you be my Valentine? Oh, my darling Oh, my darling Oh, my darling Valentine. In the middle is alove-day, Won't you be my Valentine? anonymous
I Love You Little I love you little. I love you big. I love you like A little pig. traditional	I Love You, I Love You I love you, I love you, I love you so well; If I had a peanut, I'd give you the shell. anonymous	Valentine I made a penguin yesterday So jolly fat and fine. I put a red heart on his chest And named him Valentine. traditional adabpted by Nora Flanagan
Roses are Red Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, And so are you. traditional	To My Valentine If apples were pears And peaches were plums And the rose had a different name, If tigers were bears And fingers were thumbs,  I'd love you just the same! anonymous	Make New Friends (American Folk Song) Make new friends, But keep the old. One is silver, And the other's gold. A circle is round, It has no end. That's how long I want to be your friend!
I Like Hearts  (To the tune of Twinkle Little Star) Red Hearts, White hearts, Pink hearts, too. I like purple hearts.  How about you? Blue hearts, Yellow hearts, Green hearts, too. I like rainbow hearts. How about you? adapted by Nellie Edge	Valentine Faces  This is Valentine happy. This is Valentine sad. Now you see her sleepy. Now you see her mad. This is Valentine in  pieces small. But in my mailbox, she's  best of all! traditional adapted by Suzie Haas	Skin-na-ma-rink Skin-na-ma-rin-ky din-ky dink, Skin-na-ma-rin-ky doo, I love you! Skin-na-ma-rin-ky din-ky dink, Skin-na-ma-rin-ky doo, I love you! I love you in the morning, And in the afternoon. I love you in the evening, And underneath the moon. Skin-na-ma-rin-ky din-ky dink, Skin-na-ma-rin-ky doo, I love you! traditional
I Love You Little, I Love You Lots I love you little, I love you lots, My love for you would fill 10 pots, 13 kettles, 14 pans, 3 teacups, and 6 dishpans. anonymous	You Are My Sunshine You are my sunshine, My only sunshine. You make me happy When skies are gray. You’ll never know dear How much I love you. Please don’t take My sunshine away. traditional	I Love The Mountains  I love the mountains I love the rolling hills I love the fountains I love the daffodils I love the fireside When all the lights are low. Boom-dee-ah-da, Boom-dee-ah-da Boom-dee-ah-da Boom-dee-ah-da Boom! traditional
Love Somebody Love somebody Yes, I do. Love somebody Yes, I do. Love somebody Yes, I do. I love somebody— But I won’t tell who!	Love Somebody Love somebody Yes, I do. Love somebody Yes, I do. Love somebody Yes, I do. I love somebody— And it is you!	L-O-V-E Spells Love L-o-v-e  spells  love. L-o-v-e spells love. L-o-v-e      L-o-v-e           L-o-v-e spells love. Nellie Edge
L-i-k-e Spells Like L-i-k-e spells like. L-i-k-e spells like. L-i-k-e      L-i-k-e         L-i-k-e spells like. Nellie Edge	I Love You 1, 2, I love you! 2, 3, do you love me? 3, 4, are you sure? 4, 5, long as I’m alive! traditional	I’m a Little Groundhog  (To the tune of Twinkle Little Star) I’m a little groundhog short and stout, February second  I come out. If I see my shadow, they will shout Six more weeks of winter— no doubt! traditional

Source: Nellie Edge's  February Themes of Love and Friendship: Anthology Collection at: http://www.nellieedge.com/freepoetry_feb.htm and Newsletter at http://www.cooleremail.net/users/nellie/A2011newsletter_FebruaryNewsletter2011.html