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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO MY MOTHER, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Thine is my all, how little when 'tis told
Last Line: Twixt thee and me!
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
Variant Title(s): Envoy: To My Mother
Subject(s): Mothers
First Line: Thine is my all, how little when 'tis told
Last Line: Twixt thee and me!
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
Variant Title(s): Envoy: To My Mother
Subject(s): Mothers
Thine is my all, how little when 'tis told
Beside thy gold!
Thine the first peace, and mine the livelong strife;
Thine the clear dawn, and mine the night of life;
Thine the unstained belief,
Darkened in grief.
Scarce even a flower but thine its beauty and name,
Dimmed, yet the same;
Never in twilight comes the moon to me,
Stealing thro' those far woods, but tells of thee,
Falls, dear, on my wild heart,
And takes thy part.
Thou art the child, and I -- how steeped in age!
A blotted page
From that clear, little book life's taken away:
How could I read it, dear, so dark the day?
Be it all memory
'Twixt thee and me!
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