Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A CHILD WITH BLACK EYES AND GOLDEN HAIR, by RICHARD MONCKTON MILNES Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When first, on that fair morn of may Last Line: To earth's serene affections too. Alternate Author Name(s): Houghton, 1st Baron; Houghton, Lord Subject(s): Children; Childhood | ||||||||
WHEN first, on that fair morn of May, Thou cam'st across my pilgrim way, My joy was shaded by much fear; Thy hair, all made of very light, Seemed almost too supremely bright For earth, -- I asked Why wert Thou here? But when I watched those eyes below, So clear, yet darkling like the flow Of waters in a silent cave; I felt they were of human birth, Of Earth, though of the best of Earth; Quietly lucid, sweetly grave. Dear child! by Nature double-dowered, Thee I would surely deem empowered A great ensample-work to do; To show that Man, however crowned With rays of Heavenly Love, is bound To Earth's serene Affections too. | 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 COLUMBUS AND THE MAYFLOWER by RICHARD MONCKTON MILNES |
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