A-TISHOO

By Walter de la Mare

“Sneeze, Pretty, sneeze, Dainty,

Else the Elves will have you sure,

Sneeze, Light-of-Seven-Bright-Candles,

See they're tippeting at the door;

Their wee feet in measure falling,

All their little voices calling,

Calling, calling, calling, calling —

Sneeze, or never come no more!”

“A-tishoo!”