Jean Conder Soule

Surprises are round
    Or long and tallish,
Surprises are square
    Of flat and smallish.

Surprises are wrapped
    With paper and bow,
And hidden in closets
    Where secrets won’t show.

Surprises are often
    Good things to eat;
A get-well toy or
    A birthday treat.

Surprises come
    In such interesting sizes—
I LIKE
    SURPRISES!