Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A WISE AND BEAUTIFUL BABY, by DOROTHY HOMANS First Line: He has eyes blue as / grape hyacinths Last Line: When the brown earth is blossoming. Subject(s): Babies; Infants | ||||||||
He has eyes blue as Grape hyacinths That come in spring And grow within the wood's dark shade; Glowing brightly as the wing Of any blue jay ever made, He has eyes blue as Grape hyacinths. His hair is gay as Daffodils That nod and dip In April rain, And when the sun comes Out again They seem to sing With yellow joy. His hair is gay as Daffodils. His mouth is solemn. Sweetly so. He listens when the black winds blow, Wisely he nods When in the room Flickering Bright Fire licks the gloom. He knows the mystery behind the fire. And he loves the wind playing With a larch tree for a lyre. That's why His mouth is solemn. Sweetly so. He lives within a strange Bright world Of orange balls and furry things. Of elves and fairies with thin wings Spun of the light Of rain at night. He lives within a strange Bright world. He is as lovely as the spring When the brown earth is blossoming I may not give him more than that, Who has the magic gift of youth Undimmed by fears or stinging ruth. May youth go with him through the years. So I may always of him sing; He is as lovely as the spring When the brown earth is blossoming. | 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 GRAPES FROM THORNS by DOROTHY HOMANS |
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