My name is Mummy Long Legs
You’ve never heard of me
But I don’t sit at home,
Making the larvae eat their tea
There’s also Auntie Long Legs
You’ve seen her, round about,
And when you call her “Daddy”
She really gets put out.
There’s old Grandmother Long Legs
And Uncle Long Legs too,
And Little Baby Long Legs
(Though she is pretty new,)
And yes, there’s Daddy Long Legs:
He always takes the credit
(If you ask me, those
Etymology books need an edit.)
Cos I am Mummy Long Legs:
And I am here, you see
When you see me, then don’t assume
I’m Daddy: I am ME!
Tom Juniper Poetry 