Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WAY THE BABY WOKE, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: And this is the way the baby woke Last Line: And this is the way the baby woke. Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F. Subject(s): Babies; Infants | ||||||||
AND this is the way the baby woke: As when in deepest drops of dew The shine and shadows sink and soak, The sweet eyes glimmered through and through; And eddyings and dimples broke About the lips, and no one knew Or could divine the words they spoke, -- And this is the way the baby woke. | 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 A BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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