Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ANYBODY'S, by ALICE STETTINER First Line: You dainty piece of bric - a - brac Last Line: You adorable babebeginning to talk! Subject(s): Babies; Innocence; Infants | ||||||||
You dainty piece of bric-a-brac With rosebud mouth and graceful back Fair velvety skin and eyes sky blue A mop of curls of golden hue Chubby knees and ruby lips Where one NECTAR freely sips, Dimpled elbowscheeks and wrists Two tiny little playful fists A saucy PUGten wee pink toes And a speck of ivory that barely shows. You're soft and warm, just made to love A ray of sunshine from above Cooing in breaths of rhythmic tune Fragrant as roses blooming in JUNE Your touch so tenderso sweet your smile, Your innocence and purityrefreshingworth while You precious live bundleattempting to walk You adorable BABEbeginning to talk! | 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 |
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