Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LITTLE BELL, by MARY TUCKER LAMBERT Poet's Biography First Line: Evening came, a child was missing Last Line: Is my prayer for little bell. Alternate Author Name(s): Tucker, Mary Eliza Perine Subject(s): Children; Childhood | ||||||||
EVENING came, a child was missing, Where she was, we could not tell, -- Hiding, thought we, just for mischief; Full of fun was little Bell. Soon we found the little darling, Hiding in a grassy dell; All alone? No, gentle angels Kept safe guard o'er little Bell. Her sweet chubby cheek was resting On her little dimpled hands; While her sunny curls were shining On her brow, in golden bands. Silken eyelids softly closing O'er the dancing eyes of blue, Kept the envious stars from seeing Earth can have her diamonds too. A stick for gun and flag of bonnet By her on the grass-bed lay; Ah, poor Bell, our cruel warfare Came to naught, like children's play. Naught, alas! but blood and sorrows, By each hearth a vacant place; Years of joy can not redeem us As a nation from disgrace. Gentle be thy life's sweet slumbers; Purity in thy heart dwell; Every blessing rest upon thee -- Is my prayer for little Bell. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN CHILDREN SELECTING BOOKS IN A LIBRARY by RANDALL JARRELL COME TO THE STONE ... by RANDALL JARRELL THE LOST WORLD by RANDALL JARRELL A SICK CHILD by RANDALL JARRELL CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS ON THE DEATH OF FRIENDS IN CHILDHOOD by DONALD JUSTICE THE POET AT SEVEN by DONALD JUSTICE |
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