Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SILENT BABY, by ELLEN BARTLETT CURRIER First Line: The baby sits in her cradle Last Line: Like the birds, the bees, and the flowers. Subject(s): Babies; Children; Infants; Childhood | ||||||||
THE baby sits in her cradle, Watching the world go round, Enrapt in a mystical silence, Amid all the tumult of sound. She must be akin to the flowers, For no one has heard A whispered word From this silent baby of ours. Wondering, she looks at the children, As they merrily laughing pass, And smiles o'er her face go rippling, Like sunshine over the grass And into the heart of the flowers; But never a word Has yet been heard From this silent darling of ours. Has she a wonderful wisdom, Of unspoken knowledge a store, Hid away from all curious eyes, Like the mysterious lore Of the bees and the birds and the flowers? Is this why no word Has ever been heard From this silent baby of ours? Ah, baby, from out your blue eyes The angel of silence is smiling, -- Though silvern hereafter your speech, Your silence is golden, -- beguiling All hearts to this darling of ours, Who speaks not a word Of all she has heard, Like the birds, the bees, and the flowers. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN CHILDREN SELECTING BOOKS IN A LIBRARY by RANDALL JARRELL COME TO THE STONE ... by RANDALL JARRELL THE LOST WORLD by RANDALL JARRELL A SICK CHILD by RANDALL JARRELL CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS ON THE DEATH OF FRIENDS IN CHILDHOOD by DONALD JUSTICE THE POET AT SEVEN by DONALD JUSTICE |
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