Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MOTHER, by LYDIA GIBSON First Line: Never again to feel that little kiss Last Line: Oh little hands . . . That in the dust have lain! Subject(s): Children; Death; Faith; God; Grief; Mothers; Prayer; Childhood; Dead, The; Belief; Creed; Sorrow; Sadness | ||||||||
Never again to feel that little kiss That hungry kiss that heavy little head, Pressing and groping, eager to be fed. My breast is burning with the weight of this My arms are empty and my heart is dead. Through the long nights never to hear the cry The little cry that called me from my sleep; Always from now a vigil black to keep; Always awake and listening to lie, While over my seared heart the ashes heap. Ah, God! there is no God. There is no rest, No rest. No pity. No release from pain. How could God give those little hands again? How could God cool the throbbing of my breast? Oh little hands . . . that in the dust have lain! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONOMA FIRE by JANE HIRSHFIELD AS THE SPARKS FLY UPWARDS by JOHN HOLLANDER WHAT GREAT GRIEF HAS MADE THE EMPRESS MUTE by JUNE JORDAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 19 by JAMES JOYCE DIRGE AT THE END OF THE WOODS by LEONIE ADAMS IN 'DESIGNING A CLOAK TO CLOAK HIS DESIGNS' YOU WRESTED FROM OBLIVION by MARIANNE MOORE |
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