Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MY SON-IN-LAW, by RUTH STEWART SCHENLEY First Line: Somewhere, a little boy plays now Last Line: My prayer for her, I send some little boy a dream. Subject(s): Daughters | ||||||||
Somewhere, a little boy plays now, My daughter's husband. As things go By averages, I'm thinking how They'll meet in twenty years; from what I know Myself, of life and love. Grow strong, My little unknown son, be not too free With life -- she is all gold and song, This little girl, so dear to me. Watching her with her dolls today, A mother in the bud -- it does not seem Too foolish of me, son, that when I say My prayer for her, I send some little boy a dream. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AFTER READING MICKEY IN THE NIGHT KITCHEN FOR THE THIRD TIME by RITA DOVE FOR MY DAUGHTER by DAVID IGNATOW SUNLIGHT: A SEQUENCE FOR MY DAUGHTER, SELECTION by DAVID IGNATOW AMUSING OUR DAUGHTERS by CAROLYN KIZER FOR MY DAUGHTER WHEN SHE CAN READ by THOMAS LUX DOMESDAY BOOK: MRS. MURRAY by EDGAR LEE MASTERS THE LAST BIRTHDAY AT HOME by SHARON OLDS THE MONTH OF JUNE: 13 1/2 by SHARON OLDS MY ENGLISH TEACHER COMES TO THEE by RUTH STEWART SCHENLEY |
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