The turtle and the rat They had a little chat, Under a flower bud they sat, And spoke of this and that. "Do you think it will rain? Or did I in vain Put on my house again?" That's what the turtle said. And to this, his old friend Replied: "Just look ahead, The summer's bound to end, Perhaps today, perhaps tomorrow." "Perhaps " Paza Marcus, poet, mother, and grandmother tells us in this collection of rhymes for children - and their parents - of sweet childhood moments. Moments that warm your heart and make you smile. Her first book for children, The Journey to the Land of Rhymes, was published in 2005 by Pardes Publishing.