I often wonder how it is

That on a rainy day,

A little boy, just like myself

Comes out with me to play

And we step in all the puddles

When walking through the town,

But though I stand the right way up,

He's always upside-down.

I have to tread upon his feet,

Which is a sorry sight,

With my left foot on his left foot,

My right foot on his right.

I really wish he'd talk to me,

He seems so very kind,

For when I look and smile at him

He does the same, i find.

But I never hear him speaking,

So surely he must be

In some strange land the other side,

Just opposite to me.

( Mary I Osborn)