Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A MOTHER'S PICTURE, by ALICE CARY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: A lady, the loveliest ever the sun looked down upon Last Line: That all the rest may be thrown away. Subject(s): Mothers | ||||||||
A LADY, the loveliest ever the sun Looked down upon you must paint for me: Oh, if I only could make you see The clear blue eyes, the tender smile, The sovereign sweetness, the gentle grace, The woman's soul, and the angel's face That are beaming on me all the while, I need not speak these foolish words: Yet one word tells you all I would say,-- She is my mother: you will agree That all the rest may be thrown away. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY MOTHER'S HANDS by ANDREW HUDGINS CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS IN THE 25TH YEAR OF MY MOTHER'S DEATH by JUDY JORDAN THE PAIDLIN' WEAN by ALEXANDER ANDERSON BLASTING FROM HEAVEN by PHILIP LEVINE A SPINSTER'S STINT by ALICE CARY |
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