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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHEN MARY SINGS, by RAY CLARKE ROSE
First Line: When mary sings it seems a faint
Last Line: When mary sings.
Subject(s): Children; Mothers; Childhood
First Line: When mary sings it seems a faint
Last Line: When mary sings.
Subject(s): Children; Mothers; Childhood
When Mary sings it seems a faint,
Fond echo of some far bird's plaint,
Some song of love and past delight
From twilight grove or azure height
Comes dreamily in drifting flight
To me, and brings, on drowsy wings,
Spring's luring, lulling murmurings,
Despite the wind-worn winter's night,
When Mary sings.
When Mary sings, to-night, her quaint
Child music croons, in sweet restraint,
Soft slumber tunes, whose tones unite
The mother's runes with ditties, light
As infant fancies can incite.
Before the blaze she sways and swings
Her cradled dolls, and round her clings
The glory of a sacred rite,
When Mary sings.
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