Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A MOTHER'S HEART, by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Love! Love! - there are soft smiles and gentle words Last Line: A mother's heart. Alternate Author Name(s): Browne, Felicia Dorothea Subject(s): Mothers | ||||||||
LOVE! Love!--there are soft smiles and gentle words, And there are faces, skillful to put on the look we trust in--and 'tis mockery all.... There is none in all this cold and hollow world, no font Of deep, strong, deathless love save that within A Mother's heart. | 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 DIRGE (1) by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS |
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