This one is driving me nuts. I have a book somewhere, published in the late 1800's, early 1900's called "Silver Pennies." It's a book of fairy poems and stories for children. When you asked for the poem, it sounded like something that was in that book. Alas, the thing is in one of about 30 cardboard boxes in the basement...unless I found it and put it someplace safe, which means I won't see it for at least another 20 years, if ever...