Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SUPPER, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: Since music is love's milk and keeps him strong Last Line: Has fixed on me his large, unwavering eyes. Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Babies; Love; Paternity; Infants | ||||||||
Since music is Love's milk and keeps him strong, Give him his supper, let the feast last long; Let it begin like thunder, with a power That in mid-June our nightingales adore. Then let it come to whispers, low and deep, As a dreaming Bee that buzzes in his sleep; While Love's small head, that on your shoulder lies, Has fixed on me his large, unwavering eyes. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A POET TO HIS BABY SON by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON BABYHOOD by ELIZABETH AKERS ALLEN INFANCY by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG BALLAD OF THE LAYETTE by WAYNE KOESTENBAUM A TOAST FOR LITTLE IRON MIKE by PAUL MARIANI THE PAMPERING OF LEORA by THYLIAS MOSS ONE FOR ALL NEWBORNS by THYLIAS MOSS IN THE THRIVING SEASON by LISEL MUELLER A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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